superficially

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Adrift, alone and haunted by guilt about that incident in her past, she becomes hypnotized by Peter’s superficially rational-sounding ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 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

Most teachers are also concerned regarding which cultures to include, and if they include too many, that they will be covering the content very superficially.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin