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1. superficial
 2. surface-level
3. external
4. apparent
5. ostensible
6. ascendingly
7. piecemeal
8. gradationally
9. gradualistic
10. schort
 11. shallow
12. shorte
13. stagelike
14. incrementally
15. one-dimensional
16. progressively
17. short
18. brief
19. broad-brush
20. stagewise
 21. stepwise
22. abbreviate
23. cosmetic
24. wide
25. abbreviated
26. brevity
27. evenly
28. gradatory
29. longways
30. breadth
 31. breadthways
32. broad
33. broad-gauge
34. endways
35. far-flung
36. fine
37. flattish
38. gradational

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