semantic
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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
In the semantic task, they recalled brand details based on prior knowledge.
From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026
This is much more than a semantic debate between ETFs about what quality means.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
People deemed to have severely deficient autobiographical memory, or SDAM, find their episodic memories transformed into semantic ones—they know they had an experience, but are unable to replay it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Alas, words can acquire their own semantic momentum through history.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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