semiautonomous

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Recent Examples of semiautonomous Trump has renewed his interest in the U.S. acquiring Greenland, a semiautonomous island that is part of Denmark and home to a U.S. Space Force base. Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025 President Trump has been insisting that the United States take over the icebound island, which is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark and has been connected to Denmark for more than 300 years. Maya Tekeli, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Greenland is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark. Joe Hernandez, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025 Less than 1 in 5 Americans favor the U.S. annexing Canada and semiautonomous island Greenland, according to a survey released Tuesday. Filip Timotija, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for semiautonomous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiautonomous
Adjective
  • Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, and so are the Faroe Islands.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
  • As experts have warned, autonomous AI agents tasked with optimizing in competitive environments may behave unpredictably—gaming systems, exploiting loopholes, and pursuing goals that deviate from human intent.
    Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The government argues that simply means that while the task force can consider a request from the Health and Human Services secretary – and even be fired for not complying – they’re supposed to exercise independent judgment.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Our coverage is independent and objective, and has not been reviewed, approved, or endorsed by any of these entities.
    Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Semiautonomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiautonomous. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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