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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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They’re caught up in their own bubble barely registering your existence.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025 -
What Are Fire Crackers? Fire Crackers, sometimes called Alabama Fire Crackers, are so easy that the recipe barely qualifies as baking.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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There was only one other store in Spring Bluff, Reed’s, and scarcely any other businesses.—
Joshua Sharpe
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps the most significant finding in the survey presented by the Design Museum is one that the curators disregard in their presentation: The design of more-than-human design protocols has scarcely begun.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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She will be joined by Gabrielle Hardie, who finished just behind her at the Pan American Games.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Over the second quarter, Zalando’s active customers increased by 6.1 percent to 52.9 million, orders at Zalando also grew 2.5 percent to 65 million, and the average value of each basket rose 1.2 percent to just over 61 euros per purchase.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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American Airlines wants to fly more on the West Coast and in the Pacific, partially through a codeshare with Alaska Airlines, but the carrier appears not to want the flying to be done by its own pilots.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Lawyers for the Trump administration and Washington, D.C., reached an agreement Friday to partially scale back U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's order placing the city's police force under federal control.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Robust reactions around the globe are hardly surprising.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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Moreover, hardly anyone who has expertise in law enforcement and crime reduction believes Mamdani is the best candidate to protect public safety—and for a large proportion of New Yorkers, that issue is right up there with affordability as a top concern.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Superficially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superficially. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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