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as in superficial
lying on or affecting only the outer layer of something fortunately, the cut was only skin-deep

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Recent Examples of skin-deep However, the company’s ambitions extend far beyond skin-deep applications. WWD, 14 Feb. 2025 Although this topical version doesn’t deliver the same intensely rejuvenating, literally skin-deep benefits as the injectable, the Rejuran Turnover Ampoule is a great, more affordable option for those who are needle-shy. Devon Abelman, Allure, 11 Feb. 2025 More central than the gross-out factor is a wry statement of disability pride, a reminder that swagger needn’t be skin-deep. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025 The reformatting is more than skin-deep. Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for skin-deep
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Adjective
  • Strong applications are not built on superficial prestige or last-minute resume padding.
    Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • See, this is the problem with our superficial Instagram culture.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Sitz Baths Soak your anal area by sitting in a shallow bath of plain warm water for 10 to 15 minutes, two or three times a day.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Place the flour in a shallow dish, add the chicken and turn to coat both sides.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • However, they were limited to single steps to tackle multi-surface flooring and not intended for use on stairs.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • And that the smooth surface could harbor either a thick ice crust and thin ocean, or a thin ice crust and a thick ocean, with either possibility admitting the existence of sub-surface hydrothermal vents.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Skin-deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skin-deep. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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