facile
Example Sentences
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Much of the ongoing coverage of Tucker Carlson seems to be veering ever closer to being an example of the worst and most facile and superficial types of public discussions of white supremacy and racism.
From Salon
It’s facile to say something clearly not religious functions like a religion: The NFL is a religion!
From Washington Post
Directed by François Girard, the production suffers from a facile children’s-theater color scheme, but boasts a shining musical performance from the orchestra and the two leading singers.
From New York Times
Davies have argued, and in political and ideological terms, it's something of a Gordian knot that defies any facile analysis.
From Salon
But the point it appeared to be laboring to make about facile stereotyping of large groups of people seemed lost in this instance.
From New York Times
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