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facile

[fas-il, -ahyl] / ˈfæs ɪl, -aɪl /


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It is hard to overstate just how facile this whole enterprise has proved to be.

From Slate Jan. 6, 2026

What gets lost in facile critiques of gentrification, however, is its generative power.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

Neither do facile excuses like “economic anxiety” cut it.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2025

A facile “Prophecy” reader might joke that the channel is substituting spaceships for dragons.

From Salon Nov. 17, 2024

She could see that he had no experience with a human infant, though he was sure and facile with lambs.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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