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The phrase "to merely" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is used when wanting to express something that is done only for a minimal purpose. For example: "I was using the tool to merely scrape the surface of the wall."
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Q*bert continues to merely be.
Being lied to merely upped the aggro.
It's enough to demote it from charming to merely winsome.
But it is quite another to merely join the debate.
One option was to merely criticize the restrictions.
He did not design a team to merely try hard.
They never wanted to merely disarm the slimy Saddam.
Urine therapy is not limited to merely drinking urine, however.
Hospitals say 340B was never meant to merely provide cheap medicines to poor people.
Better to fix the cost spiral itself than to merely force more payers into the system.
"I don't want people to merely look healthier, I want them to become healthier.
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