facile
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The meals of hot dogs and tinned fruit were revelatory to children used to the flavorings of ginger and kimchi: “This was straight-up American food, wholesome, facile, and inert, and we adored it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
I found myself irrationally angry about the way T-Mobile convinced the Backstreet Boys to parody “I Want It That Way” with facile sloganeering.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2026
That this is all unfolding at a convent is an obvious irony, though as handled here it isn’t a cheap or facile one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
We can easily imagine the real Scorsese has had to face similar ordeals with facile Hollywood suits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
R. T. Jones, the engineer who had intervened on behalf of the black man with the Hampton police, had beguiled Langley managers immediately with his facile mind.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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