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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
In December of his sophomore year, at a semiweekly student assembly known as Convocation, Wahl witnessed one of Falwell’s most infamous speeches.
—Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2022
For a semiweekly cleaning of a two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo, prices ranged from $83 to $225.
—Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
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
In December of his sophomore year, at a semiweekly student assembly known as Convocation, Wahl witnessed one of Falwell’s most infamous speeches.
—Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2022
For a semiweekly cleaning of a two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo, prices ranged from $83 to $225.
—Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
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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At six, the Hunt Volunteer Fire Department gathered in the cafeteria at the junior high school for its weekly meeting.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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The Bee publishes weekly updates on health inspections across Sacramento County.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated July 11,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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This legislation establishes guidelines for stablecoin issuance, including full reserve backing, mandatory monthly audits, and compliance with anti-money laundering regulations.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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This checklist should be thought both in the sense of a weekly or monthly planning and on the actual cleaning time itself.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Two valuable posts a week are better than one brilliant post quarterly.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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In the March quarterly rebalancing, DoorDash Inc., Williams-Sonoma Inc., TKO Group Holdings Inc. and Expand Energy Corp. were added to the S&P 500.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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For the Pentagon, the current situation in which the U.S. imports roughly 45% of its daily copper needs (per U.S. Commerce Department data) this represents a national security risk even though most imports originate in Chile and Canada.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Tending to chickens means daily routines: feeding, watering, checking for eggs, and keeping the coop clean.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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In mid-June, the judge found the attorney general in contempt, instructing him to provide her with biweekly updates on how the state was obeying her order blocking enforcement of the immigration law.—
Jay Weaver
July 9,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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In fall, keep wet leaves off your vehicle and stick to biweekly washes to protect the paint.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
Noun
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How accurate is the Farmers' Almanac? Farmers' Almanac is an annual American periodical that has been in continuous publication since 1818, providing long-range weather predictions for the U.S. and Canada.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Please Don’t Eat the Daisies by Jean Kerr (1957) $16 $19 now 16% off This used to be a proper country, where numerous humor writers regularly published in mainstream periodicals their gentle, relatable, and cutting musings about the foibles of modern life.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 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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In late June, the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba authorized the shootdown, permitted even in the absence of an immediate threat to life, according to Japan's Sankei Shimbun newspaper.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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The book centers around four heady weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which begins the unraveling of two newspaper critics who have traveled up from London to cover the sprawling performance art event.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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“Semiweekly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiweekly. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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