semi

noun

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chiefly British
as in duplex

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Recent Examples of semi In most parts of North America, semi-trucks deliver our goods. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 14 Oct. 2026 As part of the agreement, Netflix will make one match per day available for free in Spain and will sublicense a package of matches, including every Spain match, both semi-finals and the final, to a national free-to-air broadcaster. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 If a semi can travel hundreds of highway miles without a person in the cab, what happens to the person who used to sit there? — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Acts who might typically tour with multiple semi-trucks have to pare it down to come play the off-the-grid, experimental fest. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for semi
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semi
  1. duplex
  2. ranch house
  3. town house
  4. ranch
  5. bungalow
  6. cottage
  7. tract house
  8. townhome
Noun
  • Contrastingly, the duplex’s interiors couldn’t be more modern, with skylight windows, sleek kitchen appliances, and poured concrete floors that add a brutalist touch.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Gaga’s former penthouse is a corner duplex occupying the top two floors of the building.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of duplex
Noun
  • This drastic change of faith comes after Crystal and his wife Janice Crystal (née Goldfinger) lost their 1930s ranch house in the Palisades wildfire in January 2025.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The small ranch house — lit up from inside in the dark, desert night — is a residential treatment facility for seven young men in foster care.
    — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of ranch house
Noun
  • On view at Salon 94’s Upper East Side town house through December 19, the exhibit presents two series.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In Washington, Zampolli, who had just been fired from the Administration, was hosting an after-party for a black-tie dinner at his Dupont Circle town house.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of town house
Noun
  • The Flax Estate and Vineyard in Sonoma County wine country, once part of Hollywood actor Fred MacMurray’s ranch, has evolved into an expanse that’s home to a vintage farmhouse, caretaker’s cottage and modern home.
    — Kat Tran October 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Today, shooters working for Maui Nui Venison take deer from private ranches each night.
    — Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranch
Noun
  • The spa has four single treatment rooms and a couples salon, each with its own outdoor bungalow for some quiet relaxation.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The fire broke out in a house near 86th Street and Colfax Avenue, in a neighborhood of frame workers' cottages, bungalows, and two-flats.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of bungalow
Noun
  • More rocks, less sand Recently, Crystal Cove State Park resembled a construction zone, with crews working around the clock to form large sand berms to protect historic wooden cottages clustered on sand between the ocean and highway.
    — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2026
  • And that means looking beyond the traditional single-family house to a wide mix of options, such as apartments, townhomes, smaller accessible homes and accessory dwelling units like spaces above garages or backyard cottages.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of cottage
Noun
  • Built by renowned architect Roger Scott on a deep lot, the property leans more toward forest cabin than tract house.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In 2017, my family and I bought our house in the Palisades—a 1950s tract house on the same street as three of our friends.
    — Juliana Shallcross, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of tract house
Noun
  • Two adults died in a townhome fire early Tuesday in Wilmington, Delaware, as intense heat and collapsing floors forced firefighters to retreat twice while trying to enter the three-story home, officials said.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Each townhome will face a street or green space, and trails will connect the homes to the commercial area.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of townhome

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