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Recent Examples of semifinished
The Brazil Steel Institute said in a statement at the time that it was shocked by the announcement and warned that the decision would hurt the American steel industry, which needs semifinished products exported by Brazil to operate its mills.
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Letícia Casado, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2019
Letícia Casado, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semifinished
Adjective
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Incorrect Scale and Proportion Poor scale is one of the fastest ways to make a room feel unfinished.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
15 Feb. 2026
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The first note, brushstroke, or sentence is meaningless; an unfinished first paragraph is humiliating.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Zamiri’s style is well suited for the project, with parts of it reading like an extended music video, while the more documentary-like scenes have an unpolished feel.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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Where oversized, chunky, rounded silhouettes read as frumpy and unpolished, this does the exact opposite.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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On a personal level, that influenced some aspects of Waldo's relationship with Korgy and a lot of my unprocessed anger from that relationship.—
Dawnie Jefferson,
Refinery29,
29 Jan. 2026
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The county had 7,000 unprocessed voter registrations as of last week.—
Saul Pink,
San Antonio Express-News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Semifinished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semifinished. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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