facile
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I found myself irrationally angry about the way T-Mobile convinced the Backstreet Boys to parody “I Want It That Way” with facile sloganeering.
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026
What gets lost in facile critiques of gentrification, however, is its generative power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
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
Burr’s facile shift in his allegiance, the first in what would be several similarly agile switches during his career, captured Hamilton’s attention and produced his first recorded anti-Burr remarks, questioning Burr’s lack of political principle.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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