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semester

[si-mes-ter] / sɪˈmɛs tər /
NOUN
term
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The fall semester was more than halfway through when Stafford visited the UT–Arlington forensic lab on Nov. 6.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Each semester, I would take my students to study frustrated users’ attempts to figure out the D.C.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

In a recent email to faculty, Claybaugh said A’s fell to 53.4% in the fall semester from 60.2% in the prior academic year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

After finishing the fall semester of his sophomore year, Bior returned to Uganda for winter break.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

I’d been admitted for the semester beginning January 5.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover