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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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And while that should be central to conversations about tourism, it has barely been mentioned.—
Wilson Santiago Burgos,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025 -
Breakthrough technologies—such as real-time watershed monitoring or nutrient and plastic pollution control, to name a few—barely register with investors.—
Eyal Harel,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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There’s scarcely any set in an Alien movie — even in outer space!—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
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Mind you, there were more than 20 in the last one, and that was scarcely more than two weeks ago, so perhaps that’s no surprise.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Go to the Customer Service Center, located just inside the main gate entrance, to fill out a permit form.—
Jennie Key,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
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Today in history Here are just some of the historic events on this date in the past.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Autos: General Motors’ electric vehicle manufacturing plant Factory Zero in Detroit-Hamtramck will partially shut down first and second shift production on a temporary basis beginning Sept. 2, the company told employees Aug. 27 in a memo obtained by the Free Press.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The shake-up has partially sidelined other Meta leaders.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Aug. 2025
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Attitude, atmosphere, unity, quality; in all of these areas, Liverpool brought the best out of Newcastle, yet the consequences could hardly have been much worse.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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From there, consider the positive energy implications of the data center expansion that can hardly be limited to Kansas City.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Superficially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superficially. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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