facile
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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
It would be facile and easy to argue that this level of emotion is characteristic of their “intimate male friendship” and their shared passion run amok.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025
“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
He sniffed around, wrinkling his facile nose at the unfamiliar smell, then reached out a long curved black paw and tapped the white head.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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