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noun

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Recent Examples of semimonthly
Adjective
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 Hosted by New Yorker Amy Choi and native Angeleno Rebecca Lehrer, the semimonthly bicoastal show explores the complexities and joys of coexisting cultures. Julia Herbst, Los Angeles Magazine, 28 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semimonthly
Adjective
  • Those water and sewer rates are based on an average monthly use rate of 4,000 gallons.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The twists and turns since have exacerbated uncertainty for the nearly 1 in 8 Americans who receive monthly SNAP benefits to spend at grocery stores and farmer’s markets.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Every Friday morning, the weekly Fortune 500 Power Moves column tracks Fortune 500 company C-suite shifts—see the most recent edition.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Get weekly deals, trends and product recommendations from USA TODAY Shopping delivered straight to your inbox.
    Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • However, heavy spenders who consistently exceed $3,000 quarterly in dining, airfare, or hotels may find the caps limiting.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • During his first term, Trump publicly asked the SEC on X, then still known as Twitter, to study shifting company disclosures from a quarterly to semiannual basis, stating business leaders felt less frequent reporting would allow for greater flexibility and long-term planning.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The fight over food benefits has become a central flashpoint between all three branches of government during the historically long shutdown as one of the clearest and most tangible ways the impasse is affecting Americans’ daily lives.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • That figure aligns with expectations for a typical vehicle lifespan and suggests that hybrid batteries remain reliable for many years of daily use.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Want to keep tender herbs, annuals, and veggies alive through winter, but don’t have a lot of space indoors for growing plants?
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Within short order, these pests multiply and wreak havoc on both indoor and outdoor plants, including annuals, perennials, edibles, and shrubs.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • On a bimonthly basis, the company’s broader executive leadership team meets to align on Workday’s overall AI strategy.
    John Kell, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The blog post also promised that The Boring Company will be transparent with the Nashville community about the project and provide bimonthly progress updates on its website and X account.
    Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Our data shows that not only did biweekly price increases surged ~5x after Liberation Day, but that the number of product categories affected by the price increases also surged (~28 percent to ~42 percent).
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • According to the outlet, Spears had been making biweekly payments of $10,000 to Federline.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Studies on bohemianism tend to emphasize the primacy of cities, where radical and eclectic ideas were shared through newspapers, literary periodicals, coffeehouses, bars, cafés, bookstores, and art galleries.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Written and directed by Mickey Reece (Climate of the Hunter, Mickey Reece’s Alien), Every Heavy Thing stars Josh Fadem (Twin Peaks, Better Call Saul, 30 Rock) as a mild-mannered ad salesperson for an online periodical, who witnesses a murder and spirals into paranoia.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025

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