not just

idiom

used to say that one thing is true and that another thing is also true
She's not just my friend, she's my lawyer.

Examples of not just in a Sentence

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“Not just.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20just. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.

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