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Recent Examples of semi-independent
As reported by the Financial Times, the hope is that these semi-independent custom avatars will prove more engaging to the young people who are crucial to the survival of Meta’s flagship social networks.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
The zoning board in September endorsed developer Dan Bertram’s plan to substitute a four-story building of semi-independent living in place of 110 standard, market-rate apartments.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
Any advice for promoting peaceful, semi-independent play between an almost 5 year old boy and his newly 2 year old little brother?
—Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
The 'Biggest Unknown' of Climate Change: In Prayer With Denmark's Queen
During her reign, Queen Margrethe, whose role has mostly been ceremonial, has been a popular public figure in Denmark as well as in Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, semi-independent territories that comprise the Danish Realm.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2023
Greenland is a semi-independent territory that is part of the Danish realm, as are the Faeroe Islands.
—Jan M. Olsen, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
These regions were held by semi-independent Malay leaders.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
The suspension is still semi-independent but kitted out with bigger wheels and tires, 6.0-inch rims in Goodyear Eagle GA M+S 195/60HR-14s.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 27 July 2023
Collapse of the Central African Federation The semi-independent coalition, also known as the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, dissolves into the independent nations of Malawi, Rhodesia, and Zambia.
—Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2015
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
The zoning board in September endorsed developer Dan Bertram’s plan to substitute a four-story building of semi-independent living in place of 110 standard, market-rate apartments.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
Any advice for promoting peaceful, semi-independent play between an almost 5 year old boy and his newly 2 year old little brother?
—Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
The 'Biggest Unknown' of Climate Change: In Prayer With Denmark's Queen
During her reign, Queen Margrethe, whose role has mostly been ceremonial, has been a popular public figure in Denmark as well as in Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, semi-independent territories that comprise the Danish Realm.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2023
Greenland is a semi-independent territory that is part of the Danish realm, as are the Faeroe Islands.
—Jan M. Olsen, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
These regions were held by semi-independent Malay leaders.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
The suspension is still semi-independent but kitted out with bigger wheels and tires, 6.0-inch rims in Goodyear Eagle GA M+S 195/60HR-14s.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 27 July 2023
Collapse of the Central African Federation The semi-independent coalition, also known as the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, dissolves into the independent nations of Malawi, Rhodesia, and Zambia.
—Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semi-independent
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In 1992, the first free elections in Iraq’s history were held in the Kurdish autonomous zone.—
Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made by History,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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The car-sized FLEX — which will be able to carry two astronauts or operate in autonomous mode — will touch down on the moon for the first time aboard a SpaceX Starship lander as soon as late 2026.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Canyon County Prosecutor Bryan Taylor, who left the agency last year, then tapped state police to open an independent investigation, which was closed in July after an outside prosecutor concluded Ingram didn’t violate state law.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Feb. 2025
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By taking these actions, the FCC is ignoring that Congress set us up to act as an independent agency.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Ankara’s close partnership with the Kurdistan Regional Government, which leads the semiautonomous Iraqi region, further reduces the PKK’s room for maneuver.—
Halil Karaveli,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Feb. 2025
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Greenland, a semiautonomous part of Denmark, has for decades been chafing against its relationship with Copenhagen.—
Jeff D. Colgan,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2022
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“Semi-independent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semi-independent. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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