semipermanent
adjective
semi·per·ma·nent
ˌse-mē-ˈpər-mə-nənt 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-,
-ˈpərm-nənt
: lasting or intended to last for a long time but not permanent
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Phase three involves a semipermanent operations site with habitations, roads, power, and constant astronaut rotation.
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Jorge Garay, Wired News, 27 May 2026
During the second phase, from 2029 to 2032, NASA plans to assemble semipermanent facilities to enable early habitation on the moon.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 May 2026
In this specific case, the system is called the Bermuda high, a semipermanent area of high pressure hanging out over the Atlantic Ocean to the east of North America that is also one of the atmospheric features that steers summer hurricanes.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Bighorn sheep rely on cultural transmissions to maintain ancestral routes through the Rockies, and forest elephants forge extensive networks of semipermanent pathways through the Congo Basin, wisdom of which is passed down intergenerationally.
—Ryan Huling, Time, 7 May 2026
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Jorge Garay, Wired News, 27 May 2026
During the second phase, from 2029 to 2032, NASA plans to assemble semipermanent facilities to enable early habitation on the moon.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 May 2026
In this specific case, the system is called the Bermuda high, a semipermanent area of high pressure hanging out over the Atlantic Ocean to the east of North America that is also one of the atmospheric features that steers summer hurricanes.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Bighorn sheep rely on cultural transmissions to maintain ancestral routes through the Rockies, and forest elephants forge extensive networks of semipermanent pathways through the Congo Basin, wisdom of which is passed down intergenerationally.
—Ryan Huling, Time, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for semipermanent
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“Semipermanent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semipermanent. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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