semi

noun

Definition of seminext
chiefly British
as in duplex

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Recent Examples of semi Though the highway is considered one of the most challenging (and, at times, dangerous, depending on conditions), know that campers and semi-trucks frequently drive this route. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 However, a two-man midfield could be overwhelmed against an opponent like Spain, who France could run into in the semi-finals and play with three midfielders and sometimes even have a box midfield of four. — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Kane reached the semi-finals with Bayern last term, but it was beaten by eventual winner Paris Saint-Germain led by Barça legend Luis Enrique. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The semi-finals follow early next week, before the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday, July 19, when the champions of the 23rd FIFA World Cup since the tournament’s inception in 1930 will be crowned. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for semi
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semi
  1. duplex
  2. ranch house
  3. town house
  4. ranch
  5. bungalow
  6. cottage
  7. tract house
  8. townhome
Noun
  • The deals in June included an $80 million duplex penthouse in a new condo building near Manhattan's West Village, a $26 million condo downtown and a $22 million co-op on the Upper East Side.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • At one point, the couple owned at least nine apartments across the building, including a duplex on the 15th and 16th floors, and was apparently cut off by the co-op from buying more.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 1 July 2026
Definition of duplex
Noun
  • Production vehicles can park once while utilizing dissimilar looks; locations can jump from a Victorian home to a ranch house to a gritty industrial setting without a company move.
    — Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • Originally built in 1959 as a modest ranch house, the property was transformed into a sleek architectural showpiece by David Kotzebue Architecture and builders Lowell and Jacquie Strauss of Amalfi West.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
Definition of ranch house
Noun
  • National developer Quarterra has filed early plans to build Emblem Meridian, a 250-unit apartment and town house project near Eagle and Victory roads.
    — Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2026
  • Ten millennial moms sat around the kitchen island of a town house in Carroll Gardens, eating crudités, nachos, and popcorn.
    — Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of town house
Noun
  • Once the ranch opens, the program will be free and offered as an option for those who are Medicaid-eligible through partnering organizations throughout the state.
    — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Videos of World Cup tourists trying — and raving — about Taco Bell, ranch dressing, even gas station Twinkies, have become the most durable meme of this year’s tournament.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Definition of ranch
Noun
  • Travelers are also paying more for luxurious experiences, such as staying in their own over-water bungalow in the Maldives.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • The Pope, Leo XIV, is an American from Chicago’s bungalow belt, and, after him, the second most prominent American Catholic is Vance himself—a youngish convert from small-town evangelical Protestantism, a Marine veteran, and an alumnus of Ohio State and Yale Law.
    — Paul Elie, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Definition of bungalow
Noun
  • Sinister Wisdom operated out of a little white brick cottage Nicholson bought in East Charlotte at 3116 Country Club Drive, which Mecklenburg County added to its prospective historic landmark list in 2021 to be considered for the designation.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
  • There are also plenty of other lodging configurations across the vast property, including full-sized cottages.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of cottage
Noun
  • In 2017, my family and I bought our house in the Palisades—a 1950s tract house on the same street as three of our friends.
    — Juliana Shallcross, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of tract house
Noun
  • The brother of a current Baltimore Ravens and former Atlanta Falcons player has been charged in the death of their mother after police say an elderly woman was found dead inside a Buckhead-area townhome Tuesday afternoon.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • People living in the San Marcos townhome community said they’re being threatened with fines by their homeowners’ association for flying the flag, according to Fox News.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026
Definition of townhome

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