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as in minimally
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as in imperfectly
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Recent Examples of superficially
Which seems genuinely odd, given all this throwback has, at least superficially, in its favor.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Tech companies fully integrate AI across their operations, investing substantially rather than superficially experimenting.
—Carolyn Said, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Those that superficially implement AI, bolting tools onto current processes without modifying them, will falter.
—Jyothish R, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Tech companies fully integrate AI across their operations, investing substantially rather than superficially experimenting.
—Carolyn Said, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Those that superficially implement AI, bolting tools onto current processes without modifying them, will falter.
—Jyothish R, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superficially
Adverb
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Moving across the Pacific Ocean in December meant packing minimally and leaving the rest behind.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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This could revolutionize treatments for conditions like uterine cancer, endometriosis, or fibroids, all of which currently lack precise, minimally invasive drug delivery options.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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And the work is less about choosing between roles and more about designing a life where both can coexist, however imperfectly.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The power of the human voice, even transcribed imperfectly onto magnetic tape and played over a tinny speaker, was life-changing.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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All major indexes dipped slightly Tuesday, with tech shares such as Nvidia and Microsoft pulling back.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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That was almost two decades after the Academy had awarded him an honorary Oscar and slightly more than two years after President Obama had given him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.—
Stephen Galloway,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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In 2020, voters narrowly passed Measure W, a half-cent, 10-year sales tax, but the money was held up for years as part of a court challenge the county ultimately prevailed in.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Following a 34-11 season-opening win against Charlotte, the Mountaineers narrowly defeated FCS opponent Lindenwood 20-13, before falling 38-22 to Southern Miss this past weekend.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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In this report, Edge and Chrome materially outperform the new browsers with broadly similar security protection, albeit Edge marginally outperformed Chrome.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Although the chances are fairly low for a few storms to be strong to marginally severe, they cannot be ruled out, the weather service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Inspectors saw an employee inadequately reheating veggie meat.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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If soils have been dry or inadequately irrigated, consider harvesting nearly ripe fruit before rainstorm events to avoid cracking.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Slater’s first blast of the evening was a true wall-scraper in the top of the third, barely clearing the center-field fence to give the Giants an early 1-0 lead.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Even in our Paris years, our Papa years, those Sunday lunches barely did anything for the general atmosphere of panic and hypertension.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Yet another approach is to merely and shallowly describe the persona based on your overall semblance of the person.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Superficially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superficially. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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