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no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
それは単なるたんなる噂うわさに過ぎすぎないと思うおもう。
I think it is nothing more than a rumor.
彼かれの言い訳いいわけは言い逃れいいのがれに過ぎすぎなかった。
His excuse was nothing but an evasion.