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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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Additional episodes drop on a weekly basis until the finale on April 8, per the streamer.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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But with Amazon, by the time a show gets to its third season — and sometimes earlier — Prime Video series switch to weekly releases.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
21 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,
25 Oct. 2025
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That amounts to, on average, a $56 monthly increase in retirement benefits.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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With over 110 million daily active users and a market cap of nearly $40 billion, Reddit is a giant in the social media world.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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According to the outlet, Spears had been making biweekly payments of $10,000 to Federline.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Collection would remain biweekly, but only from May through August for a total of eight pickups.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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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The comments were picked up by South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper, and CNN asked the two former US Navy officers to review that report and the video.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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The chairman claimed his words had been taken out of context, but his comments were splashed across the back of the newspapers and caused a storm of controversy.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Semiweekly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiweekly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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