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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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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

Each Friday during the spring semester, students practice the basic techniques of archaeological fieldwork while investigating Mission San Francisco de Potano, a centuries-old site in northwest Gainesville.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

Louth, 20 years old, said he earned all A’s and one B in his first semester and doubted he would have worked as hard had the classes been pass/fail.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

After that semester, Min opted to pack turkey or tuna salad sandwiches for school, using bulk ingredients that his family buys from Costco.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

At the beginning of the second semester of my senior year, many of my classmates were excited about going to college.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

It was hard for her to stomach the fact that had things not collapsed in Afghanistan, she would have been four semesters from completing medical school and beginning her practical rotations at a hospital.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

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

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

Lee then focused on graduating early, packing his remaining coursework into two dense semesters — taking seven classes during one of them.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

They started Neros when Hichwa, who dropped out of college after three semesters, was 21, and Monroe-Anderson was 19.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

He talked about majors, semesters, units, and many other things I did not understand.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez




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