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facile

[fas-il, -ahyl] / ˈfæs ɪl, -aɪl /


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“Picasso: The Last Years, 1963-1973,” an exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, suggests that this final frenzy was not a facile coda to an epic life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

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

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

However, the first season of “House of the Dragon” doesn’t as easily lend itself to facile parallels.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

“Ezra” could easily tip into melodrama, but Goldwyn sidesteps that with a rather facile ending, seemingly skipping a story beat in the denouement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 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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