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The 2024 Hyundai Elantra's changes are mostly skin-deep.
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Car and Driver, 19 Apr. 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Skin-deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skin-deep. Accessed 3 Jun. 2023.
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skin-deep
adjectiveˈskin-ˈdēp
1
: as deep as the skin
2
: not thorough or lasting in impression : superficial
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