semiannual
adjective
semi·an·nu·al
ˌse-mē-ˈan-yə(-wə)l 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
: occurring every six months or twice a year
semiannually
adverb
Examples of semiannual in a Sentence
my semiannual visit to my cousin
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
But its latest semiannual report to Congress also shows the agency has made measurable progress in improving telephone service and deploying technology to speed disability claims processing.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Issuers will not elect semiannual reporting at random.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The Leapfrog Group released its semiannual hospital safety ratings and UConn Health for the 11th straight time received the group’s top, five-star rating.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for semiannual
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semiannual
adjective
semi·an·nu·al
ˌsem-ē-ˈan-yə(-wə)l
ˌsem-ˌī-
: occurring every six months or twice a year
semiannually
adverb
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