as in meetings
a gathering of a group of people for a specified purpose
The impending economic crisis prompted widespread calls for a special session of the legislature to enact emergency measures. Court is in session.
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Recent Examples of sessions
On Tuesday, just before the practice sessions at Bethpage Black, the Ryder Cup veteran finally addressed the chatter around his newborn’s name and dropped a personal nugget in the process.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Regular mental health sessions, and a number of programs including language courses and city outings in Lviv, all aim to help people reintegrate into civilian life.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
It is also disabled for warmup, cooldown, and rest periods, as well as partner workouts, meditation, Theragun (massage gun) sessions, and guest user workouts.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
In addition to cornrows, consider twists without extensions, a style Oniwosan gravitates to ahead of sweat sessions.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Those sessions helped the team focus on features, refine language, and set a build cadence that matched investor expectations.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Alongside his tribute, Chesney shared photos of himself with James, including onstage performances, as well as behind-the-scenes trips and writing sessions.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Funding the high-speed rail project On the final day of sessions, legislators agreed to allocate $1 billion each year from the state’s cap-and-trade program to fund the high-speed rail project.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Parents reached out after the sessions with videos, kids checking oil, fixing flat tires.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Regular mental health sessions, and a number of programs including language courses and city outings in Lviv, all aim to help people reintegrate into civilian life.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
It is also disabled for warmup, cooldown, and rest periods, as well as partner workouts, meditation, Theragun (massage gun) sessions, and guest user workouts.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
In addition to cornrows, consider twists without extensions, a style Oniwosan gravitates to ahead of sweat sessions.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Those sessions helped the team focus on features, refine language, and set a build cadence that matched investor expectations.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Alongside his tribute, Chesney shared photos of himself with James, including onstage performances, as well as behind-the-scenes trips and writing sessions.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Funding the high-speed rail project On the final day of sessions, legislators agreed to allocate $1 billion each year from the state’s cap-and-trade program to fund the high-speed rail project.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Parents reached out after the sessions with videos, kids checking oil, fixing flat tires.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sessions
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The president's remarks coincided with Climate Week where businesses, world officials, scientists and non-profit organizations have gathered in New York to discuss climate change efforts in conjunction with general assembly meetings.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Metro Detroiters have mixed feelings about Sheetz coming to their communities with some enthusiastically lined up on opening days and others commenting in opposition at zoning meetings.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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And sessions were canceled for many reasons, including testing, assemblies, school activities and even buses.—
Steve Grubbs,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Break the bomber into sub-assemblies and move them on a line like automobiles.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Aug. 2025
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Zionists settled other differences by the same democratic method in later congresses.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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The immersive professional development program is available for students and early career professionals at technical conferences and congresses around the world.—
Joanna Goodrich,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 May 2025
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These gatherings come at a critical time, following an unsuccessful UN Global Plastics Treaty and a sobering report from the UN Secretary-General that only 35% of the Sustainable Development Goals are on track to be met by 2030.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Southern recipes are always at the heart of these gatherings, and no one embodies that tradition better than my husband’s grandmother, Claire.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Sessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sessions. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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