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Recent Examples of semipopular
Bloomberg’s images, in paid-for spots on meme accounts, are not really spreading; apart from a semipopular parody post that mocks the former mayor, there have been no major copy-pastes of his template.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2020
Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semipopular
Adjective
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He was wanted in connection with three killings in the Puna District, a large rural area on the island’s east coast.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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The decor gets markedly more elaborate in larger suites like the Presidential Suite, with its own media room for film screenings and soaking tubs by windows with Hermes toiletries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Another woman asked Graciela about her famous picture of the lady of the iguanas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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On Tuesday, Laura Dern and actress Marissa Long were spotted on the famous Palais steps, with Dern turning heads in a long strapless black gown with pink feathers.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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The astronomers’ goal is to get more accurate science into popular culture.—
Alexandra Oliva
June 1,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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They were recruited via a popular online research aid website known as CloudResearch and paid $100 each for participating in and completing the study.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching).—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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And the Clash was my favorite band as a kid.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Now part of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, this is one of the city’s most prominent addresses for creative types and travelers who know where to find the best service.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The original sign for Joe Marty’s, named for a prominent local baseball player once thought to be a better prospect than Joe DiMaggio, wasn’t part of the listing.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Earlier this year, the American Podiatric Medical Association, or APMA, gave its official seal of approval to a handful of styles from the brand worn by Oprah, Julia Roberts, and my very fashionable colleagues.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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Best Amazon Outlet Fashion Sales Amazon’s outlet has plenty of fashionable finds on sale this Memorial Day, like these $13 ballet flats that are perfect for year-round wear.—
Brittany VanDerBill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 May 2026
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In November 2022, for example, one indigenous witness reported seeing members of notorious paramilitary group Comandos de la Frontera playing soccer on protected Awá Curanzu lands with contractors for Gran Tierra.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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LLMs are notorious for hallucinating and producing believable but incorrect or misleading text.—
Jochen Deister,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Contrary to their sides of years past, this iteration of PSG are physically outstanding — and Luis Enrique rotates his players in the less-demanding and smaller (18 teams to the Premier League’s 20) Ligue 1 to ensure that.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Two additional outstanding narrator wins followed in 2019 for Our Planet, Netflix’s first-ever nature doc, and in 2020 for the BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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“Semipopular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semipopular. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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