semantic
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In November, it refocused Chase’s division from “retail” to “lifestyle” — a semantic change that reflects a shifting focus.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
For many years, episodic and semantic memory have been treated as separate systems, leading researchers to investigate them independently.
From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026
But the distinction between task repricing—when technology can take over all or part of a task—and job destruction isn’t semantic, it is economic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
A semantic memory can be recalled as though it were episodic and vice versa, in degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
“Past time,” in contrast, is a semantic concept referring to an event that took place before the moment of speaking or writing.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.