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as in minimally
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as in imperfectly
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Recent Examples of superficially
Tech companies fully integrate AI across their operations, investing substantially rather than superficially experimenting.
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Carolyn Said, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Those that superficially implement AI, bolting tools onto current processes without modifying them, will falter.
—Jyothish R, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Carolyn Said, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Those that superficially implement AI, bolting tools onto current processes without modifying them, will falter.
—Jyothish R, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superficially
Adverb
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Moving across the Pacific Ocean in December meant packing minimally and leaving the rest behind.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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This could revolutionize treatments for conditions like uterine cancer, endometriosis, or fibroids, all of which currently lack precise, minimally invasive drug delivery options.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Like dreams they are constructed to be remembered imperfectly.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The power of the human voice, even transcribed imperfectly onto magnetic tape and played over a tinny speaker, was life-changing.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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All major indexes dipped slightly Tuesday, with tech shares such as Nvidia and Microsoft pulling back.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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That was almost two decades after the Academy had awarded him an honorary Oscar and slightly more than two years after President Obama had given him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.—
Stephen Galloway,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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In 2020, voters narrowly passed Measure W, a half-cent, 10-year sales tax, but the money was held up for years as part of a court challenge the county ultimately prevailed in.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Following a 34-11 season-opening win against Charlotte, the Mountaineers narrowly defeated FCS opponent Lindenwood 20-13, before falling 38-22 to Southern Miss this past weekend.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Hawke portrays Rodgers’ former collaborator, lyricist Lorenz Hart, an alcoholic and marginally closeted raconteur grappling with the fact that Rodgers’ biggest success now belongs to a new partnership with Oscar Hammerstein.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Nasdaq Composite finished marginally above its flatline, while the Dow lost more than 200 points.—
Sean Conlon,Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Inspectors saw an employee inadequately reheating veggie meat.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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If soils have been dry or inadequately irrigated, consider harvesting nearly ripe fruit before rainstorm events to avoid cracking.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The earliest cars had a 1,131 cc flat-four engine that made 25 hp, barely sufficient to let the 1,700-pound pipsqueak keep up in the right lane of the Autobahn.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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Tons of Spanx shapewear and intimates are on sale, including this wireless bra that offers full coverage, compression, and barely-there straps.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Yet another approach is to merely and shallowly describe the persona based on your overall semblance of the person.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Superficially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superficially. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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