#!/bin/bash
s="/superman
/superman1
/superman/batman
/superman2/batman
/superman/wonderwoman
/superman3/wonderwoman
/batman/superman
/batman/superman1
/wonderwoman/superman
/wonderwoman/superman2"
grep -E '(^|/)superman($|/)' <<< "$s"
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