1
as in minimally
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2
as in imperfectly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superficially
Adverb
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Meanwhile, Seraphina Harrigan (Mandeep Dhillon) — who barely escaped that same buzzing blade — is sitting in the back of a black SUV, her face still covered in her brother's blood.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
18 May 2025 -
And the reason this is elating to watch — in the way that a movie about the making of almost any other movie might not be — is that there’s barely any separation between the film Godard is making and what’s happening off camera.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 May 2025
Adverb
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Despite giving up scarcely any power, the Glazers banked around £70million from the flotation, 50 per cent of the proceeds.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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His preferred model instead invokes the putative decay of another mysterious aspect of cosmology, dark matter—thought to be a substance that gravitationally binds galaxies together but otherwise scarcely interacts with the rest of the universe at all.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The Oilers got out in front early, scoring just 1:27 into the game off the stick of Adam Henrique, his second goal of the playoffs, which turned out to be all the Oilers would need.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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The singer had just gotten off the road from her Strip Love arena tour.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The substantial increase is partially due to new criteria, NPR reported; earlier studies used criteria from the now-outdated DSM-4.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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But the duo, who were also romantically involved throughout their lives, saw their careers come to an end when Roy was attacked on stage by one of their live tigers, which damaged his spine and induced a stroke that left him partially paralyzed.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
12 May 2025
Adverb
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Valkyria was rarely featured, hardly pushed, and never got a true chance to show off any type of personality or passion.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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According to Cooley, come July, there will hardly be any sign of cicadas minus the holes in the ground and the eggs in the trees.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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“Superficially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superficially. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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