as in unfinished
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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
Brazil has argued that 80 percent of its steel exports to the United States are semifinished products used in the steel industry and therefore do not pose a threat.
—Shasta Darlington, New York Times, 2 May 2018
Letícia Casado, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2019
Brazil has argued that 80 percent of its steel exports to the United States are semifinished products used in the steel industry and therefore do not pose a threat.
—Shasta Darlington, New York Times, 2 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semifinished
Adjective
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The album, which the rapper formerly known as Kanye West had teased on Tuesday (March 18) as unfinished and partially vocalized through AI technology, takes a bold and experimental approach to his artistry.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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By enlisting a third party like Brody to finish an unfinished project, the construction lender can perhaps avoid taking the hit that would otherwise result from the bad condition of the project and the fact that not too many buyers have the appetite to clean up such messes.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And overall, many of the top-20-caliber players are unpolished prospects who will be drafted more for potential than production.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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As for the love story at the heart of things, real-life singer-songwriters Koerner and Varga, both making their movie debuts, inhabit their roles with unpolished sincerity, if not technical skill.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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Rao compared making sense of data to making cookies—free-text clinical notes aren't flour, but unprocessed wheat.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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So if all seven of the unprocessed contracts have modest cap hits (likely), then Miami would be left with $14 million to $15 million in cap space.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Semifinished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semifinished. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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