semisweet
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of semisweet
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Instead, she marched to the grocery aisle and had a lightbulb moment when she spied a bag of semisweet chocolate morsels.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
Stir in the melted chocolate, almond butter, vanilla and chopped semisweet chocolate.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
But there’s a nagging half-heartedness to these bids for topicality, and something less than conviction in the movie’s semisweet encouragement of optimism in the face of mounting danger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
Similarly, use the chocolate chips of your choice even if they’re not vegan, though I prefer something dark or semisweet since milk chocolate leans sweet and this is sugary enough as it is.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2022
Before my guests came I would ask Mr. Swart to get a certain type of Nederburg wine, which I had tasted before and knew was a semisweet.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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