superficially
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While that approach is direct and at least superficially logical, it’s not optimal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Charlotin believes that the superficially authentic tone of AI bots’ output may encourage overworked or inattentive lawyers to accept bogus citations without double-checking.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 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
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