as in meetings
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 sessions
How ketamine therapy works in the brain A few months after that Google search, Jacintha and Lucy walked into the Northwest Ketamine Clinic’s Bellevue, Washington, outpost, where Lucy began the first of 12 ketamine infusion sessions, all administered in April and May of 2023.
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The continuous-on button saves your hand during longer cleaning sessions, which is a nice upgrade over pricier models that require constant pressure.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
During the closed beta, which only offered about 16 hours of total gameplay spread across the weekend’s sessions, the competition was brutal.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Tools like Claude Code maintain persistent memory across coding sessions.
—Paul Kovalenko, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Similarly, a basketball team accustomed to new hardwood may benefit from training sessions on worn or cushioned courts that simulate upcoming away venues.
—Michael Hales, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to hold back-to-back sessions this week.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
At Sawyer Point Park, more than 150 people a day play pickleball during group sessions.
—Ethan Singer, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Yoga, Zumba, aqua conditioning, meditation, group fitness classes, and personal training sessions are also available.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The continuous-on button saves your hand during longer cleaning sessions, which is a nice upgrade over pricier models that require constant pressure.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
During the closed beta, which only offered about 16 hours of total gameplay spread across the weekend’s sessions, the competition was brutal.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Tools like Claude Code maintain persistent memory across coding sessions.
—Paul Kovalenko, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Similarly, a basketball team accustomed to new hardwood may benefit from training sessions on worn or cushioned courts that simulate upcoming away venues.
—Michael Hales, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to hold back-to-back sessions this week.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
At Sawyer Point Park, more than 150 people a day play pickleball during group sessions.
—Ethan Singer, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Yoga, Zumba, aqua conditioning, meditation, group fitness classes, and personal training sessions are also available.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sessions
Noun
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In addition to panels and workshops, Industry Connect, the event’s signature one-on-one meetings with industry leaders and experts, will be held on both days.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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Then at last, on May 26, 1783, Michell sent an article to Cavendish, asking for it to be read at one of the meetings of the Royal Society.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Break the bomber into sub-assemblies and move them on a line like automobiles.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Aug. 2025
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The projector-prism assemblies of the display modules sit behind the plate, flanking the adjustable rubber nosepads on wire arms.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The immersive professional development program is available for students and early career professionals at technical conferences and congresses around the world.—
Joanna Goodrich,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 May 2025
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Few gatherings can compete with that level of celebrity.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Right across from Waverly Local, a new wine bar, Waverly Proper, offers vino-tastings and rotating pop-up events on weekends as well as yoga classes and other community gatherings during the week in the town’s old general store.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Sessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sessions. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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