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Recent Examples of semiofficial
She was later taken to the police station, Iran's semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported.
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
This has been reflected in a number of semiofficial commentaries that have mysteriously found their way into the public domain during April.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2020
Smuggling people across Libya’s southern borders became semiofficial practice in 1992, as Qaddafi sought to circumvent the UN’s air traffic embargo.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2017
Fars and the other semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported the sound of blasts, without giving a cause.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
This has been reflected in a number of semiofficial commentaries that have mysteriously found their way into the public domain during April.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2020
Smuggling people across Libya’s southern borders became semiofficial practice in 1992, as Qaddafi sought to circumvent the UN’s air traffic embargo.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2017
Fars and the other semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported the sound of blasts, without giving a cause.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiofficial
Adjective
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Listen to this article 2 min The obvious is now official – Cam Ward is a Tennessee Titan.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Milou went on to paint several portraits that were licensed as the official likeness of Pope Francis' papal visit.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The nation-state is widely seen as the most legitimate, successful, and just form of political order, but Pagden catalogs the often violent and coercive ways in which cultural and ethnic groups were corralled into sovereign territorial states.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The president cannot weaponize the IRS by directing audits or stripping away tax-exempt status without due process and legitimate reasons.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Kemsley, citing irreconcilable differences, is also requesting that her ex pay her legal fees.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The two were engaged in legal battles for years, but Giuffre finally settled, admitting that she might have been mistaken in identifying Dershowitz as an abuser.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These refugees, most of whom are women, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities, fled an active war zone through a lawful program initiated by the U.S. government.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the government’s memo filed Thursday, Rubio cited an obscure provision in the law giving his office the power to deport noncitizens whose activities, even if lawful, could pose unfavorable foreign policy consequences.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Semiofficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiofficial. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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