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Recent Examples of semiweekly
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
On a semiweekly podcast hosted by the conservative Web site the Dispatch, Bishop Seitz suggested that Vance was poorly informed about both Aquinas and the Church’s work.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
For your semiweekly update on rainfall and drought conditions, one piece of good news is that the wildfire blazes and smoke plumes in Virginia have been fully contained with help from recent rains.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
Cancer patient turned away Scheduled for semiweekly lab work, Christina Campbell’s mother is a cancer patient who relies on Kaiser services for treatment.
—Jennifer Korn, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
After Friday, unvaccinated workers who won’t submit to semiweekly coronavirus testing will be placed on unpaid leave.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2021
Adjective
Ohtani resumed semiweekly bullpens once the regular season started — lighter sessions on Wednesdays followed by more intensive ones on the weekends — and had been increasing the number of pitches in his bullpens over recent weeks.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
On a semiweekly podcast hosted by the conservative Web site the Dispatch, Bishop Seitz suggested that Vance was poorly informed about both Aquinas and the Church’s work.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
For your semiweekly update on rainfall and drought conditions, one piece of good news is that the wildfire blazes and smoke plumes in Virginia have been fully contained with help from recent rains.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
Cancer patient turned away Scheduled for semiweekly lab work, Christina Campbell’s mother is a cancer patient who relies on Kaiser services for treatment.
—Jennifer Korn, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
After Friday, unvaccinated workers who won’t submit to semiweekly coronavirus testing will be placed on unpaid leave.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiweekly
Adjective
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Mike Macdonald’s weekly spiel about the pass rush and the coverage units needing to work together is valid Football 101 coachspeak, no matter what happens on game day.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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That morning, an email went out to Your Party’s mailing list, asking those interested to sign up as members by paying a monthly fee of five pounds (or an annual fee of 55 pounds).—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Although originally slated as a quarterly for 50 cents a year, on July 13, 1910, Women’s Wear bows as a daily afternoon paper at 1 cent an issue.—
Tonya Blazio-Licorish,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some of the 20th century’s most notable authors, including T.S. Eliot and Flannery O’Connor, appeared in the pages of The Sewanee Review, America’s oldest continuously published literary quarterly.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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As the ecosystem grows, ChatGPT is positioned to become a central hub for both daily tasks and leisure.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Which gel-coat manicure set is best? Gel-coat manicure sets are affordable alternatives to biweekly nail salon visits.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2025
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The move follows the show shifting from a weekly to a biweekly schedule this season, which has been breaking ratings records.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This free periodical focuses on the brand’s philosophy of making everyday life better and more comfortable for everyone and is distributed in its stores.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Truth in volume, then: Ruth read every periodical admitted to the library.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The plan at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro offers monthly or semimonthly payments.—
DANIELLE DOUGLAS-GABRIEL THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2023
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Generally, semimonthly deposits of excise taxes are required.—
Lynn Mucenski Keck,
Forbes,
25 July 2022
Noun
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Girone battled bladder cancer and died Friday at his home in Monte Carlo, the newspaper La Repubblica reported.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Oct. 2025
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Sitting just across the road from the factory, his is the closest spot for plant workers to get snacks, drinks, newspapers or cigarettes.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Semiweekly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiweekly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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