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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Recent Examples of session
However, Abbott responded to Dhillon’s letter by convening a special session to redraw the map, leading to the current standoff.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
Texas Democrats were also expected to hold a news conference near Chicago, but Texas House Democrats and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said threats were made against the cohort of lawmakers staying in the state to deny a quorum in the Texas special session.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
In another Willow Hill session, Thornhill tells Dr. Fairburn that a Hyde will never murder their master.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
As Texas' 89th legislative session begins with more than 200 bills prefiled pertaining to higher education alone, Austin Community College is keeping close watch on the Capitol and preparing for whatever legislation becomes law.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
Texas Democrats were also expected to hold a news conference near Chicago, but Texas House Democrats and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said threats were made against the cohort of lawmakers staying in the state to deny a quorum in the Texas special session.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
In another Willow Hill session, Thornhill tells Dr. Fairburn that a Hyde will never murder their master.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
As Texas' 89th legislative session begins with more than 200 bills prefiled pertaining to higher education alone, Austin Community College is keeping close watch on the Capitol and preparing for whatever legislation becomes law.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for session
Noun
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Start your day with a morning coffee, drop by for a lunch meeting to dine on tasty salade niçoise and pinsa, or come here for date night to enjoy their blue crab toast and linguine with clams.—
Rana Good,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The dark wooden door inside a meeting room at Ohio State’s football facility, and the empty space behind it running seven feet long and three wide.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the corporate nature of real-life K-Pop musician training and band assembly means that even such iconic groups as BTS and Blackpink are fictions of a sort, designed by labels to appeal to fans.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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To truly future-proof operations, supply chain leaders must rethink how to plan holistically across both front-end (wafer fabrication) and back-end (assembly, test and packaging) stages.—
Umesh Kumar Sharma,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Session.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/session. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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