superficially

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As a zany critique of authoritarian cults, the novel is superficially relevant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The goal of entertainment content is for audiences to connect with human creativity, something that AI is not capable of replicating, except superficially.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

The familiar tree of life has therefore been rewritten to express this, with organisms that seem quite different revealed as having more similar genomes than superficially closer-seeming relatives.

From Salon • May 15, 2025

The statement said the the property "appeared to have been searched superficially" and cash was found in the couple's bedroom.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

A borrowed jacket and tie, however, made me superficially presentable as our bus driver let us out in front of the huge country house.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson