semantics
Example Sentences
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This commercial is not about semantics, political systems or the health of the nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
“This is just some semantics more than anything, since it doesn’t really have any meaningful impact on the market at all.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
“People get so caught up in the semantics, and what we’re really trying to focus on is the structure, the actual product.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Stew, who received a refund, said he wasn't sure regulation was the answer, but he was sympathetic to the idea that the debate seemed to be stumbling around semantics.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
“I don’t think it’s for anyone else to judge the semantics of a note,” said Mom.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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