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Mr. Dulik, 27, and Mr. Nicholas, 28, adopted a semisatirical tone in their essay.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022

The zany upstairs installation includes two semisatirical videos, graphics on the walls, branded beach products, and an imitation real-estate office for land repatriation.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2021

“Know the line,” Michael Harriot wrote in a semisatirical article in The Root that offered seven rules for white people with black friends.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2019

Agnew created his role as a menacing though semisatirical rabble-rouser of the much-maligned love-it-or-leave-it Silent Majority of Americans who wished, against their mounting disquiet, to believe in their government's war.

From Time Magazine Archive

With its A-list star and semisatirical tone, Billie feels more like a pay-cable project than a network movie-of-the-week.

From Time Magazine Archive