1
as in minimally
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as in imperfectly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superficially
Adverb
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Others hesitate or barely touch their trays—a few flat-out refuse to eat.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025 -
The loss of Elio’s parents is barely explained; his relationship with his aunt, Olga (Zoe Saldaña), is pleasant but lightweight.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
Adverb
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These people, the ones who insist on trespassing in what is actually our backyard, who started this fight have to pass several scarcely populated public beach areas to get to our property.—
Brie Stimson , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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The arrangement, Shane briskly insists, is strictly temporary: There’s little love lost between two siblings who, having grown up years apart under separate roofs, scarcely know each other at all.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
12 July 2025
Adverb
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As a result, their bonus pool is just $6.57 million, third lowest among MLB teams.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Officers responded just after 7 p.m. to Truman Road and Missouri 78 Highway on a reported crash.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 July 2025
Adverb
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Slow growth can be partially attributed to incorrect assumptions by studios.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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At least 12 structures at Camp Mystic Guadalupe were fully within FEMA's 100-year flood plain, and a few more were partially in that zone, according to an AP analysis of data provided by First Street, a data science company that specializes in modeling climate risk.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 July 2025
Adverb
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The controversial businessman and world’s richest person is hardly known to be hands-off.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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But rubber tires are hardly the only items recycled into products for our homes.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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“Superficially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superficially. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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