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as in minimally
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as in imperfectly
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Recent Examples of superficially
Another technique for staging bloodshed might involve the candidate superficially wounding himself with a small razor blade, like professional wrestlers do, but that also presents challenges.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
And people will still recognize sets and locations, and even if they’ve been superficially changed or have a new look.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
But the film team didn’t want to superficially incorporate the lesbian experience.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
The lead manufacturer of PDGF has cautioned that injecting PDGF too superficially at high concentrations or in delicate areas may potentially cause localized collagen nodules, transient swelling, or discoloration.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
The placid romance of Hareton and young Catherine leaves us, superficially, in a peaceful, even hopeful place.
—Radhika Jones, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
Competition cannot be superficially manufactured, and both the causes of and solutions to its recent decline are complex.
—Charlie Hunt, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Competition cannot be superficially manufactured, and both the causes of and solutions to its recent decline are complex.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
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.
—Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
And people will still recognize sets and locations, and even if they’ve been superficially changed or have a new look.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
But the film team didn’t want to superficially incorporate the lesbian experience.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
The lead manufacturer of PDGF has cautioned that injecting PDGF too superficially at high concentrations or in delicate areas may potentially cause localized collagen nodules, transient swelling, or discoloration.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
The placid romance of Hareton and young Catherine leaves us, superficially, in a peaceful, even hopeful place.
—Radhika Jones, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
Competition cannot be superficially manufactured, and both the causes of and solutions to its recent decline are complex.
—Charlie Hunt, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Competition cannot be superficially manufactured, and both the causes of and solutions to its recent decline are complex.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
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.
—Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superficially
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Haq describes the experimental procedure as a minimally invasive brain surgery, where a small piece of a patient’s skull is removed, the stem cells are injected into their brain and the hole is closed.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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This text has been minimally edited to meet contemporary standards.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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The marathon showed that robots can run—imperfectly, but convincingly enough.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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They can be done imperfectly without being done disastrously.—
Leslie John,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Winds on Sunday will be slightly stronger, as well.—
Rachael Jay,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Each bag is slightly different, all of them built to last, and the result is a bag equally at home on a boat, a beach, or a farmers’ market.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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Instead of focusing narrowly on tiny frequency bands, future surveys may need to examine broader wavelength ranges across large populations of nearby, Sun-like stars.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Before voters narrowly approved extending the tax in 2024, most of the current commissioners said the tax should not go to a new stadium.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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There’s also the argument that gas prices are marginally declining.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, international benchmark Brent crude futures closed marginally higher at above $105 a barrel.—
Sean Conlon,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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It should be noted that a tree or any other plant, for that matter, does not stand much of a chance in the long term where the soil drains inadequately.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Juries in the two trials determined that Meta inadequately policed its site, putting kids in harm’s way.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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Donations to the wealthiest colleges barely register.—
Ed Smith-Lewis,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Concern for the rights of Black voters barely broke to the surface of Alito’s opinion.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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Habitat and botanical characteristics Minari grows best where the ground stays consistently moist or shallowly flooded.—
Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Mar. 2026
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The infamous gossip blogger took to social media over the weekend to share a video of himself breathing shallowly in a hospital bed, with a tube of oxygen hooked up through his nostrils.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Superficially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superficially. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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