semiautonomous

adjective

Definition of semiautonomousnext
as in autonomous

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Recent Examples of semiautonomous The elections produced semiautonomous administrations in Scotland and Wales led by parties devoted to independence and the breakup of the United Kingdom - though neither has that policy on the front burner. — CBS News, 9 May 2026 UAVs may be remotely piloted, semiautonomous, or, increasingly, fully autonomous. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 The man, who is Kurdish, traveled more than 300 miles west from Tehran on his first night back in the country and crossed into Iraqi Kurdistan, a semiautonomous region, seeking refuge. — Philip Wang, Time, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for semiautonomous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiautonomous
  1. autonomous
  2. independent
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  • Hardware learns signal speeds The approach could be useful in systems that need to process changing data locally, including autonomous vehicles, robots and wearable devices.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
  • By contrast, about 90 percent of the distance driven by Perseverance has been autonomous thanks to its (slightly) more modern Vision Compute Element.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of autonomous
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  • Council members anticipate hearing evidence from an independent investigator and other witnesses, said council member LaKeisha Gantt.
    — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Joe Conti, an independent researcher and physics enthusiast based in Massachusetts, is inviting eclipse observers across Iceland and Spain to capture the optical mystery on their smartphones as part of a citizen science project.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
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“Semiautonomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiautonomous. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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