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
This year’s Udine edition gathers 15 participants across project and career tracks for sessions with prominent buyers, financiers and co-production partners from both regions.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Failure to adhere to these rules can lead to fines, such as a $10,000 fine for skipping required sessions.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
The buzz around JoAnne’s sessions is that Lee is about to be pushed out of the company, which will lead to a series of predictable market fluctuations.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
By canceling the camp, the Lions will instead fold those players directly into their broader offseason program, which includes organized team activities and full-squad sessions.
—Bob Tripi, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The nonprofit also offers events during public play sessions a couple of times per month.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
While many colleges and universities offer career services, providing everything from résumé reviews to interview prep, Next Great Step offers one-on-one mentorship and group coaching sessions.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
The Friends of Levitt Pavilion San Jose held a couple of recent sessions to update supporters (and potential supporters) on the plans for a permanent stage in the downtown park that would host at least 50 free events each year.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Over the course of six sessions, participants will visit county facilities, meet the professionals who deliver these services and see firsthand how operations work behind the scenes.
—Andria Herr, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Failure to adhere to these rules can lead to fines, such as a $10,000 fine for skipping required sessions.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
The buzz around JoAnne’s sessions is that Lee is about to be pushed out of the company, which will lead to a series of predictable market fluctuations.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
By canceling the camp, the Lions will instead fold those players directly into their broader offseason program, which includes organized team activities and full-squad sessions.
—Bob Tripi, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The nonprofit also offers events during public play sessions a couple of times per month.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
While many colleges and universities offer career services, providing everything from résumé reviews to interview prep, Next Great Step offers one-on-one mentorship and group coaching sessions.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
The Friends of Levitt Pavilion San Jose held a couple of recent sessions to update supporters (and potential supporters) on the plans for a permanent stage in the downtown park that would host at least 50 free events each year.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Over the course of six sessions, participants will visit county facilities, meet the professionals who deliver these services and see firsthand how operations work behind the scenes.
—Andria Herr, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sessions
Noun
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Geopolitics aside, central bank meetings are a key focus as the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and peers in Japan, the UK and Canada are all scheduled to decide on policy.—
Ashutosh Joshi,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Eventually, the meetings adjourned and turned into a social occasion.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One of Sasson's first assignments was to create a control system for a machine that cleaned slide projector lens assemblies.—
Marcia Greenwood,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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All of this while vehicles are increasingly being designed as unified systems rather than assemblies of parts.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Sessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sessions. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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