semi

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of semi Back then, Maurico Pochettino’s side lost the Champions League final to Liverpool, finished fourth in the Premier League and reached the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup. Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 The fire and damage to the semi were so extensive that first responders were originally unable to confirm the number of occupants, the Colorado State Patrol said in its initial press release. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 The Fort Worth Fire Department confirmed that multiple semi-trucks were on fire. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025 McConkey, who’s been in a sophomore semi-slump, came alive with big catches, including a short one that gave his side the lead in the third, and the biggest of the year, a 42-yarder to put his team in position for the winning field goal. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for semi
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semi
Noun
  • The duplex penthouses offer three- and four-bedroom plans that include private terraces.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Next door to the Moores, an unhappy young couple had rented a room on the first floor of an ancient duplex, a house with debris in the yard that included bedsprings and shopping carts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The tree was probably planted around 1918 by Donald and Gertrude Ingersoll, who originally bought a parcel of land on this site, built a ranch house, and began replacing native foliage with tall, shady Australian eucalyptus trees.
    Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • His polo field, green-and-white stables, and sprawling ranch house had survived fires in 1938 and 1978.
    Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These days, the Beckhams’ home-base is their town house in Holland Park, Central London.
    Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The project, The District at Ten Mile, is spearheaded by Ahlquist Development and would include dining and retail, a hotel, over 500,000 square feet of office space including medical offices, industrial space for partner Adler Industrial, and up to 400 town houses.
    Marcus Dorsey, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This classic recipe is complemented by slivers of bacon and ranch, two Southern favorites.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • For men, the Cody James Wyatt jean is a bestseller, given its durability as well as stretch that works for everyday or on the ranch.
    Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After World War II, the above-ground population grew when veterans purchased bungalows in Colma’s Sterling Park neighborhood, some costing $8,950, with GI loans (some of which are now are worth nearly $1 million).
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Vaccination faces additional challenges in a century-old Sarasota County neighborhood of low-slung bungalows called Pinecraft, home to about 3,000 Mennonites — and double that number when Amish snowbirds arrive in the winter.
    Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hermann Hill Located above the Missouri River alongside vineyards, the 20-room Hermann Hill has a variety of accommodation options, including cottages, suites, and condominiums, all with cozy fireplaces and stunning views.
    Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The property sits in an estate of 40 hectares (99 acres) and features a swimming pool, an aviary, six lodge cottages, a gardener’s cottage and accommodation for police protecting the royals to stay in.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Netflix series Adolescence starts with a police SWAT team conducting a dawn raid on a modest tract house in the north of England.
    Martha Bayles, National Review, 24 July 2025
  • General Electric fills those tract houses with appliances.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 June 2024
Noun
  • The city’s current trash predicament traces back to Measure B, a city ballot measure passed in 2022 that ended the decades-long practice of San Diego providing free trash service to single-family homes and many small townhome and apartment complexes.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The other was a seven-unit townhome project in Denver’s Sunnyside neighborhood.
    Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Semi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semi. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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