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
After the session, the three of us grabbed beers from a stand in the recording studio’s lobby.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
As usual, there will also be panel sessions, content showcases, the MIA Buyers’ Club, the C EU Soon work-in-progress program, market screenings, networking sessions, workshops, roundtables and conferences.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
The House is out of session this week.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
As previously announced, the market this year has added a book adaptation forum, a new Vertical AI section, a stronger focus on animation and a session with Hollywood agent Charles Ferraro, who is a partner at UTA.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
As usual, there will also be panel sessions, content showcases, the MIA Buyers’ Club, the C EU Soon work-in-progress program, market screenings, networking sessions, workshops, roundtables and conferences.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
The House is out of session this week.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
As previously announced, the market this year has added a book adaptation forum, a new Vertical AI section, a stronger focus on animation and a session with Hollywood agent Charles Ferraro, who is a partner at UTA.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for session
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The meeting came less than a week after investigators said 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton, a former Marine, crashed a pickup truck into the Grand Blanc ward of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before firing an assault-style rifle inside.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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More meetings meant more people.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The scandal has already impeded the effort to hold Israel accountable for the death toll in Gaza; the woman fears that anger at Israel might now lead members of the assembly to discount her story and, instead, side with Khan.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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The unibody structure and assembly were essentially British, with mechanical underpinnings from Volvo’s Amazon/122 series.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Session.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/session. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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