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
Jason Adam’s encouraging recovery from a season-ending thigh injury, evidenced by his crisp throwing session Friday, bodes well for the veteran righty to combine with Mason Miller and Adrián Morejón to form a dominant relief trio.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
The French team piloted by Romain Heinrich also flipped over toward the end of the session, but all four men made it out of the sled safely.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
This session, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has assigned a group of legislators to look at what changes might be made to the law.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
In the case of its customer Nvidia, Perplexity hosted training sessions with hundreds of workers spanning its HR and business operations units, with more workshops to come.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
The French team piloted by Romain Heinrich also flipped over toward the end of the session, but all four men made it out of the sled safely.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
This session, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has assigned a group of legislators to look at what changes might be made to the law.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
In the case of its customer Nvidia, Perplexity hosted training sessions with hundreds of workers spanning its HR and business operations units, with more workshops to come.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for session
Noun
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The Aztecs swept their two regular-season meetings against UNLV.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Harrison remains free on bail and is required to undergo electronic monitoring and attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, according to the District Attorney’s Office.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The company targets a range of different sectors, including retail, logistics, 3PLs (third-party logistics), automotive manufacturing, and electronics manufacturing for material handling, higher dexterity operations, and assembly tasks.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Durango is a midsize SUV built in the Detroit, Michigan, assembly plant and sold in North America by Dodge.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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