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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

We can easily imagine the real Scorsese has had to face similar ordeals with facile Hollywood suits.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

Miss Adebayo visited and said something about grief, something nice-sounding and facile: Grief was the celebration of love, those who could feel real grief were lucky to have loved.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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