semester
noun
se·mes·ter
sə-ˈme-stər 
1
: either of the two usually 18-week periods of instruction into which an academic year is often divided
2
: a period of six months
Examples of semester in a Sentence
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A day after Bennett talked with staffers from IHOP University, which is scheduled to cease operations next month at the end of the spring semester, a lawyer for IHOPKC insisted that the ministry is not shutting its doors.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Student support, however, will be available for the rest of the semester.
—Lily Kepner, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Phillips claims he was allowed to continue out the last few days of the school semester and his last day was August 2023.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Only 44% of California high school students complete two semesters of algebra 2, according to UC, so educators have been looking to widen math pathways with other courses.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Waukesha could apply for a grant because UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha recently announced the campus will close after the spring 2025 semester.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
But the school shared other facts about the class of 2028, which will begin studying in the fall semester at the campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Janet Lorin, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
Starting in the winter 2024 semester, all incoming students, except transfer students, will have to take the course in their first semester.
—Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
After that incident, Patch spent a semester studying in Spain, where his Spanish improved.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Student support, however, will be available for the rest of the semester.
—Lily Kepner, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Phillips claims he was allowed to continue out the last few days of the school semester and his last day was August 2023.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Only 44% of California high school students complete two semesters of algebra 2, according to UC, so educators have been looking to widen math pathways with other courses.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Waukesha could apply for a grant because UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha recently announced the campus will close after the spring 2025 semester.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
But the school shared other facts about the class of 2028, which will begin studying in the fall semester at the campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Janet Lorin, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
Starting in the winter 2024 semester, all incoming students, except transfer students, will have to take the course in their first semester.
—Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
After that incident, Patch spent a semester studying in Spain, where his Spanish improved.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
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semester
noun
se·mes·ter
sə-ˈmes-tər
: either of two terms of about 18 weeks each that make up a school year
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