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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
Evolution of the game Our semiweekly pickup game has seen several transformations.
—Richie Zweigenhaft, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 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
Evolution of the game Our semiweekly pickup game has seen several transformations.
—Richie Zweigenhaft, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 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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Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple.—
Sneha Dhandapani,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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The Pop Culture Quiz is your weekly test of what’s making headlines and breaking the Internet, from the Heartland to Hollywood.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Morris will be required to verify his registration quarterly for the rest of his life.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2026
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After the initial 120-day window, check-ins shift to quarterly and then ultimately annually.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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All else equal, ballooning America’s national debt should drive up the government’s borrowing costs and lead to higher interest rates for consumers, who would feel the pinch in their monthly mortgage and credit card payments.—
Ben Ritz,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Those plants, in turn, necessitated the construction of new power lines to carry electricity over long distances, with the costs passed along to customers through their monthly electric bill.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Welcome to the daily Inside Scoop newsletter.—
Yasmin Vossoughian,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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Both Israel and Hezbollah — which was not party to the ceasefire — accuse each other daily of violating the truce.—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Police further alleged that from September 2021 through January 2024, Poor increased her biweekly salary by approximately $1,720 and awarded herself bonuses of as much as $25,000 at a time, taking a total of $1,092,692, per the outlets, citing the report.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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This is the first installment of the biweekly Chicago Media Report column.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.—
Ben Mankiewicz,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
Noun
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By the time Cantor arrived as a big-bodied midfielder, Petruska was also the sports editor for the high school newspaper, the San Marino Titan Shield.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Born into a financially struggling family, Matzner helped support his parents by delivering newspapers and selling dog food door-to-door.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
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“Semiweekly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiweekly. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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