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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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And so the prospect of watching an eight-hour adaptation of the novel stretched out before me like a five-year semester in which every class was P.E.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Unlike most of the alleged assailants, Doe left college after what Giuffra has described as a “horrifying” semester in which she had to attend classes “where she saw these guys on a fairly regular basis.”

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

She said she hopes the committee will deliver its feedback to her before the end of the semester in mid-December.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

She found Finch after a tough semester of graduate school where she felt like she was “falling apart as a person.”

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

I received straight A’s in my college courses at the end of that semester.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Upon appeal, Shanklin’s two-semester suspension from school and campus activities was lessened to four semesters of probation during which he could remain on campus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Given that fall and spring semesters run for a combined 30 weeks, this works out to roughly $107 an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

For two semesters, I dressed up to teach from my living room laptop, receiving excellent evaluations.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Instead of taking on summer internships or job-shadowing opportunities between semesters, he worked a retail gig to pay for college.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Our parents pay on a semester basis, which means that in seven semesters, yours have invested...Who has a calculator?

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone


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