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- adverb In a
semiofficial capacity.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Forty-five years ago, Beatlemania was semiofficially diagnosed when the Beatles performed to an audience of millions on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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Forty-five years ago, Beatlemania was semiofficially diagnosed when the Beatles performed to an audience of millions on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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Soon after, he was rediscovered by connoisseurs of kitsch and semiofficially dubbed "the worst director of all time" for such grade-Z '50s epics as "Plan 9 From Outer Space" and "Glen or Glenda."
Kitsch As Kitsch Can 2008
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Dent was semiofficially dumping the crime back into Anna's lap.
Hunting Season Barr, Nevada 2002
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If it did not do so in an official manner, it did so semiofficially.
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The Ecumenical Council officially or semiofficially represents the larger part of Christendom; that is to say, two of the main divisions of the Holy Catholic (General) and Apostolic
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We want the churches to be officially or at least semiofficially represented - and this is truly difficult to bring about.
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Spain; and little time elapsed before the penetrating American diplomat was semiofficially assured that his suspicions in both directions were well founded.
The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond Frederic Austin Ogg 1914
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The improvement in Franco-Russian relations apparently had a similar result in regard to Italy's relations with Russia, for the King of Italy paid a visit to the czar, during which -- even if only semiofficially -- international politics were discussed.
The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers Francis Trevelyan Miller 1902
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OK: While we've done quite a bit of tinkering with the submission system, the stick rolling method of submission execution and escape (known semiofficially as The Shine) will return.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2010
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