semantics
Example Sentences
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But the distinction feels like a retreat into semantics — or what Orwell might refer to as “doublespeak.”
From Salon
“You can get into semantics,” he said, “but the bottom line is whether the department used all of the tools available to put the Jan. 1 fire out. And it did not.”
From Los Angeles Times
"Ordinary people don't care about the semantics, they want to see punishment, and public opinion is very much against Andrew, the Palace knows that, and the language very much reflect that".
From BBC
For Xi, the difference between not supporting Taiwan’s independence and explicitly opposing it is more than semantics.
The word “unprecedented” is actually accurate, but dependent on semantics.
From Los Angeles Times
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