1
as in minimally
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2
as in imperfectly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superficially
Adverb
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Despite her largely younger fan base – the demographic that loves streaming sites – Cyrus launches her title on the Official Albums Streaming chart at No. 39, just barely sneaking into the top 40 region.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025 -
The sneaker with a barely there sole comes in a few builds, with laces and without, and its the latter version that’s built up the most steam.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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The Israeli medical system could scarcely function without them.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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BlackRock’s experience shows that for Wall Street, the upside of publicly supporting climate action is far outweighed by the political risk, even though its Texas business was scarcely a drop in its $12 trillion total portfolio.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
5 June 2025
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But Cyrus, who just released her Something Beautiful audio recording last week, with the visual album set to come out next week, is already looking to the future.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2025
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Miami’s bullpen limited the damage, allowing just one additional run on a sacrifice fly from Munroe in the fourth.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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In 2015, lawmakers partially repealed the ban for bow hunters.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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Another option is to spend $3.1 million to fully restore rec center hours in Council Districts 4, 7, 8 and 9 and partially restore them in Districts 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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But the sequence of events was hardly a case study in Management 101.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Through it all, Spaun emerged as a U.S. Open champion hardly anyone saw coming — not at the start of the year, not at the start of the round.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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“Superficially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superficially. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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