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Recent Examples of superficiality
Trump’s superficialities at times led Stan back to the deeper character.
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Marc Tracy, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Scenic and props designer Duane McGregor has created a mostly white bare stage, filled with empty picture frames, a commentary on the superficiality and subjectivity of art when it’s viewed from different perspectives.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Understandably, then, there’s a fine line between respecting your preferences and veering into unhealthy superficiality.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Feb. 2025
Weizenbaum, who wanted to demonstrate the superficiality of communication between man and machine, was surprised by the number of people who attributed human-like feelings to the computer program.
—Gil Press, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Marc Tracy, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Scenic and props designer Duane McGregor has created a mostly white bare stage, filled with empty picture frames, a commentary on the superficiality and subjectivity of art when it’s viewed from different perspectives.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Understandably, then, there’s a fine line between respecting your preferences and veering into unhealthy superficiality.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Feb. 2025
Weizenbaum, who wanted to demonstrate the superficiality of communication between man and machine, was surprised by the number of people who attributed human-like feelings to the computer program.
—Gil Press, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for superficiality
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“Superficiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superficiality. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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