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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

His formal mathematical education ended after one semester of high-school geometry.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 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

So I didn’t return to West Virginia University for the fall semester.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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

But what looks to some like abandonment feels to others like a new beginning – and that makes me excited to see how high the women in “Rooster” might fly in coming semesters.

From Salon May 11, 2026

MIT, for example, allows undergraduates to take up to four semesters off.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 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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