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as in minimally
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as in imperfectly
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Recent Examples of superficially
Because while those numbers at least superficially suggest waking up the echoes of those dynamic days, the anticipated hiring comes when the Chiefs seem stranded in the past and more in need of fresh approaches than turning back the clock.
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Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
The Thunder won the NBA title last year, and superficially, the team’s rise to the top validates NBA Commissioner Adam Silver ’s strategy to value parity over dynasties.
—Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
Even as large language models such as ChatGPT superficially replicate ordinary speech, researchers want to know if there are specific aspects of human language that simply have no parallels in the communication systems of other animals or artificially intelligent devices.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
The Tyndall effect, a bluish discoloration from filler that has been injected too superficially, is another possible side effect and is most commonly seen in the thin-skinned undereye area.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
The Raines’ lawsuit describes a phenomenon that is superficially similar, though with far more urgent consequences.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
High-end clinics in the UAE have long attracted locals and tourists to a wide range of cosmetic treatments that shed the years superficially.
—Lara Setrakian, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Jonas Vogler’s ethereal choral score reminds us that these superficially nice, attractive people are nevertheless as artificial in their habitat as exotic species in a zoo cage.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Largely touted as one of the best games ever made, Hades has inspired many imitators, many of which only superficially comprehend the special alchemy of design elements that makes the indie actioner so effective.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
The Thunder won the NBA title last year, and superficially, the team’s rise to the top validates NBA Commissioner Adam Silver ’s strategy to value parity over dynasties.
—Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
Even as large language models such as ChatGPT superficially replicate ordinary speech, researchers want to know if there are specific aspects of human language that simply have no parallels in the communication systems of other animals or artificially intelligent devices.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
The Tyndall effect, a bluish discoloration from filler that has been injected too superficially, is another possible side effect and is most commonly seen in the thin-skinned undereye area.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
The Raines’ lawsuit describes a phenomenon that is superficially similar, though with far more urgent consequences.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
High-end clinics in the UAE have long attracted locals and tourists to a wide range of cosmetic treatments that shed the years superficially.
—Lara Setrakian, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Jonas Vogler’s ethereal choral score reminds us that these superficially nice, attractive people are nevertheless as artificial in their habitat as exotic species in a zoo cage.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Largely touted as one of the best games ever made, Hades has inspired many imitators, many of which only superficially comprehend the special alchemy of design elements that makes the indie actioner so effective.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superficially
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And while the club has added to that group only minimally so far, a good portion of those players will be relied upon again in 2026.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
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Keep your water faucets dripping, wrap your pipes in minimally heated areas with piping insulation, and leave doors open to allow heat to flow through your home.—
Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Parents can manage logistics while letting their sons own decisions, even imperfectly.—
Dr. Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Winnicott insisted that love, imperfectly given, was enough to get a child started.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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Start with a number that feels slightly uncomfortable and go up from there.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Mallama noted that satellites in the Amazon Leo constellation (which used to be known as Project Kuiper) are significantly dimmer than the BlueBirds and slightly fainter than most Starlink satellites, which orbit at a lower altitude of around 300 miles (480 km).—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The bill narrowly failed in the Senate.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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Dash camera video captured the teen speeding away from the traffic stop and narrowly missing a deputy standing in the road.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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That 17 per cent share marginally higher than the previous three years at Goodison Park.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng index bucked the trend, falling marginally and seeing losses mainly in basic materials stocks, while the CSI 300 index on mainland China was flat.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2026
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The attorney general's office also said, because the district did not show how the plaintiffs could only inadequately represent them, intervention of right was not an available option, and that intervention would unnecessarily prolong the case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Jan. 2026
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The titular role highlighted her distinctive looks and personality including long blonde hair and an attitude sometimes inadequately described as pouty.—
IndieWire Staff,
IndieWire,
28 Dec. 2025
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Soft polymers stretch easily but generate little force, while stiffer ones produce force yet barely move.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Jan. 2026
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Zayn turned his attention to Trick with a dive to the outside where Williams barely caught him.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder in which people briefly stop breathing or breath very shallowly during sleep, multiple times per hour.—
Becky Upham,
EverydayHealth.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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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 1 Feb. 2026.
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