facilely
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We should not facilely equate America’s Latino population with immigrants, but making refugees beneficiaries of admissions preferences would include many of the most vulnerable people on the planet.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2023
Roberts has famously, and somewhat facilely, likened the judge’s role to that of umpire, objectively calling balls and strikes.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 3, 2020
They facilely dismiss good critiques as “hit jobs” and level ad hominem attacks to undercut criticism.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2019
He didn't mention white-haired, eerily slim Bill Clinton, who may be derided a bit too facilely these days by pundits but probably remains a potential part of the campaign arsenal in the fall.
From US News ● May 4, 2016
His features have engraved themselves facilely on the American mind, as hero, and founding father, although his enemies begrudged him the honor.
From The Pocahontas-John Smith Story by Pocahontas Wight Edmunds
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