skin-deep

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Dawn is as skin-deep as it gets, a character with no discernible motives and a frustrating absence of realism in a film that’s desperately aiming for authenticity.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025

More central than the gross-out factor is a wry statement of disability pride, a reminder that swagger needn’t be skin-deep.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

Studies exploring skin-deep resilience have found evidence of a health toll in outwardly resilient young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds, including higher risk of inflammation, immune cell aging, metabolic disorders, and chronic disease.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

The pursuit of improvement was more than skin-deep: Every shopping trip offered the possibility that I would find the product that would change everything, not only my visage but my very nature.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

Maybe it would just be melodrama, a skin-deep slash or two, her old theatricality; though perhaps theatrical people are not less risky, but more.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood