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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The timing of these cuts could not be worse for the millions of families barely scraping by like hers.—
Aisha Nyandoro,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025 -
Despite this, experts say barely any research is being done on this overlap.—
Charles Trepany,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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This time line implies life could have begun scarcely 300 million years after the big bang, perhaps even before the first recognizable galaxies formed.—
Conor Feehly,
Scientific American,
4 Mar. 2025
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In a safe and prosperous quarter century, the most important city in the country has scarcely grown at all.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The order comes just days after Trump’s heated exchange with Zelensky in the Oval Office.—
Glenn Thrush,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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The family-friendly outing comes just days after the 52-year-old Argo star — fresh off his split from estranged wife Jennifer Lopez — and his son sat courtside at the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves game at L.A.'s Crypto.com Arena on Thursday.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The partially dark arena added a cinematic feel to the brutality.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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In all, the district has more than $1.5 billion in unfunded or partially funded capital needs including two shovel-ready, double-tracking projects planned for the Coaster corridor.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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These facts hardly make today's Russian army a successor to history's military juggernauts.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Graham family was hardly poor, but in the new media environment—and under the relentless demands of reporting quarterly earnings—they were forced, again and again, to make trims, at a time when investment was needed.—
Ruth Marcus,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Superficially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superficially. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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