semisweet
adjective
semi·sweet
ˌse-mē-ˈswēt 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
: slightly sweetened
semisweet chocolate
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Caramel Chocolate Chip: Chewy cookies with rich caramel, semisweet chocolate chips, and a hint of sea salt.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
Caramel Chocolate Chip: chewy cookies with rich caramel, semisweet chocolate chips and a hint of sea salt.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Jan. 2026
Cocoa powder and semisweet chocolate turn a typically sweet dessert into something more sophisticated.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Riesling While best recognized for its racier, linear expressions, riper, semisweet Auslese or full-bodied dry styles can highlight Riesling’s more complex, textural, and savory forms.
—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
Caramel Chocolate Chip: chewy cookies with rich caramel, semisweet chocolate chips and a hint of sea salt.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Jan. 2026
Cocoa powder and semisweet chocolate turn a typically sweet dessert into something more sophisticated.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Riesling While best recognized for its racier, linear expressions, riper, semisweet Auslese or full-bodied dry styles can highlight Riesling’s more complex, textural, and savory forms.
—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025
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semisweet
adjective
semi·sweet
ˌsem-i-ˈswēt
ˌsem-ˌī-
: slightly sweetened
semisweet chocolate
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