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noun

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Recent Examples of semimonthly
Adjective
Because the safe harbor requires a lookback quarter to determine deposit amounts in the current quarter, a provider will be unable to use the safe harbor to calculate semimonthly deposits until the third quarter of 2026. Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 The plan at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro offers monthly or semimonthly payments. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2023 Generally, semimonthly deposits of excise taxes are required. Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes, 25 July 2022 The effects on local retailers Made with Love, a semimonthly outdoor market in downtown Gilbert from September through April, has postponed its events until further notice. Kimi Robinson, azcentral, 19 Mar. 2020 Dorfman reasoned that a semimonthly benefit would more closely mirror the normal financial budgeting of SNAP recipients in working families. Nedra Rhone, ajc, 10 July 2018 Here’s your semimonthly update on plane fights, people trying to yank open the doors of planes in midair, and other forms of miscellaneous plane violence that keep happening and ending up on video for some reason. Avi Selk, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018 With each practice, each semimonthly trip to Marathon Deli, the Terps learn a little more about Christinaki, and Christinaki about her second home. Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 20 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semimonthly
Adjective
  • As consumers are also navigating affordability issues, Wadford said a monthly gym membership is a lot cheaper than going out every single week.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Keep in mind that events like the monthly Food Truck Invasion are popular draws but may not run during every World Cup match week.
    Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • For four decades, the Catholic archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, has been visiting migrants at the Krome Detention Center on the edge of the Everglades, where a weekly Mass is held.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The couple are interested in partnering with a philanthropic organization to help digitize the newspaper’s archives, which stretch back to 1928 — when the eight-page weekly tabloid, known then as the Palisadian, sold for just five cents a pop.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • After the initial 120-day window, check-ins shift to quarterly and then ultimately annually.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
  • In the Haymarket, one of Beaverbrook’s first-floor suites, vintage Oscar Wilde posters coexist with a hardbound edition of the defunct British quarterly The Yellow Book.
    Sheila Yasmin Marikar, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • One speaker cited Department of Homeland Security figures estimating the average daily cost of detaining a person at about $187.
    CBS News Atlanta Staff, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The target date for planting summer annuals and vegetables has been moving over the last several years.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Warm weather annuals such as zinnias (Zinnia elegans) or cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), should not be direct sown until the last frost date has passed and daily temperatures reach the 60s consistently.
    Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The South Hills Interfaith Movement, known as SHIM, recently opened food lockers so people can get supplies outside of their bimonthly distribution events.
    Kristine Sorensen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • In her recommendation to reduce costs, Maeda suggested decreasing bimonthly water meter service charges for single-family utility customers by 25% and increasing the commodity per unit charge by 12% while maintaining the yearly rate of increase.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Johnson will also keep hosting the biweekly Thursday noon meetings of North Hartford Public Safety Coalition in Vine Street and via Zoom.
    Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Sign up here for a biweekly guide to move more and doomscroll less.
    Maximilian Milovidov, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The periodical, which began in 1818 in Maine, has long covered a wide variety of topics, including long-range weather forecasts, moon phases and astronomy, gardening advice, recipes, and practical advice.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Designate a place near the entryway for all mail, periodicals, and paper forms.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026

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“Semimonthly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semimonthly. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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