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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The council also amended the ordinance’s reporting requirements, modifying them from one annual report to semiannual reports, with an initial report covering January through December 2025 due by the end of the fiscal year.
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Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The Los Angeles Times reported that USC’s original methodology stated fundraising would be based on semiannual Secretary of State filings, but USC later clarified that late contribution reports were also included.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 17 Mar. 2026
An independent hospital rating organization has taken down grades of a South Florida health system after a judge ruled the group unfairly scored hospitals in semiannual patient safety reports.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
HostArmada sells these packages as monthly, semiannual, annual, and biannual cycles.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026
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Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The Los Angeles Times reported that USC’s original methodology stated fundraising would be based on semiannual Secretary of State filings, but USC later clarified that late contribution reports were also included.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 17 Mar. 2026
An independent hospital rating organization has taken down grades of a South Florida health system after a judge ruled the group unfairly scored hospitals in semiannual patient safety reports.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
HostArmada sells these packages as monthly, semiannual, annual, and biannual cycles.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Semiannual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiannual. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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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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