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
The House is out of legislative session, with Johnson refusing to recall lawmakers back to Washington, while the Senate, closed Monday for the federal holiday, will return to work Tuesday.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
If a class or cohort session is more your style, several options come up in a browser search.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Javy Valdivia and his 12-year-old son, Niko, were sitting on the concrete steps outside during Saturday’s session of the Sacramento Autograph and Sports Card Expo.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Many of the continent’s indexes were in positive territory at the end of the session.
—Tasmin Lockwood,hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
If a class or cohort session is more your style, several options come up in a browser search.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Javy Valdivia and his 12-year-old son, Niko, were sitting on the concrete steps outside during Saturday’s session of the Sacramento Autograph and Sports Card Expo.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Many of the continent’s indexes were in positive territory at the end of the session.
—Tasmin Lockwood,hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for session
Noun
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More personnel decisions, such as the expulsion and replacement of Central Committee members, are expected to be formalized at the meeting.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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In the end, the cause of sea star wasting disease wasn’t discovered in a lab, but in a meeting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The ruling party, Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement, controls the legislature with 94 of 100 seats at the senate and 152 of 180 at the national assembly.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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These capsules were then carefully arranged and sealed within the final experiment assembly.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Session.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/session. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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