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M., Cuccolo, K., Coles, N. A., Heyman, T., Iyer, A., Lewis, N. A., ... & Angele, B. (2025). Measuring the semantic priming effect across many languages. Nature Human Behaviour, vol (issue), pages. DOI2397-3374http://hdl.handle.net/10034/629445This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: [DOI available on publication].Semantic priming has been studied for nearly 50 years across various experimental manipulations and theoretical frameworks. Although previous studies provide insight into the cognitive underpinnings of semantic representations, they have suffered from small sample sizes and a lack of linguistic and cultural diversity. In this Registered Report, we measured the size and the variability of the semantic priming effect across 19 languages (N = 25,163 participants analyzed) by creating the largest available database of semantic priming values based on an adaptive sampling procedure. We found evidence for semantic priming in terms of differences in response latencies between related word-pair conditions and unrelated word-pair conditions. Model comparisons showed that inclusion of a random intercept for language improved model fit, providing support for variability in semantic priming across languages. This study highlights the robustness and variability of semantic priming across languages and provides a rich, linguistically diverse dataset for further analysis.Semantic primingSemantic priming valuesPsychological science acceleratorArticle2397-3374Nature Human Behaviour2025-06-04