as in meeting
a gathering of a group of people for a specified purpose
The impending economic crisis prompted widespread calls for a special session of the legislature to enact emergency measures. Court is in session.
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In her complaint, the psychologist claimed that in early July 2019 another clinician informed her that an inmate at the men’s prison threatened Fischgrund’s life during a therapy session.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Prior to joining the Dead, Godcheaux was working as an in-demand session singer in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Flick and his counterpart Eder Sarabia — himself a former Barca assistant under Quique Setien — were pictured in discussion during the session.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Team officials still had not given a reason for Messi’s absence three hours after the open media session.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Prior to joining the Dead, Godcheaux was working as an in-demand session singer in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Flick and his counterpart Eder Sarabia — himself a former Barca assistant under Quique Setien — were pictured in discussion during the session.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Team officials still had not given a reason for Messi’s absence three hours after the open media session.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for session
Noun
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Around this time, Backmann, also PCC executive director, contacted Army CID to discuss arranging a meeting with the Grogan family.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Daily Dividend With the ongoing government shutdown, a Federal Reserve meeting and a barrage of earnings reports, you were bound to miss some headlines this week.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The company’s facility in Tucson, Arizona, handles most of the missile’s assembly, integration and testing.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Building the outpost required 42 assembly missions, from 1998 to 2011 at a construction site 250 miles above the Earth moving at a speed of five miles per second.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Session.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/session. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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