semiannual

adjective

semi·an·nu·al ˌse-mē-ˈan-yə(-wə)l

ˌse-ˌmī-,

-mi-

: occurring every six months or twice a year

semiannually adverb

Examples of semiannual in a Sentence

my semiannual visit to my cousin

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During semiannual drills for a humanitarian relief operation, the Southern Command typically flew in a few hundred soldiers from Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio to play different roles. —

Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025 According to the royal family's website, state visits are semiannual events that help build relationships with other countries in early summer and in the winter. —

Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 While many European companies pay semiannual dividends, Dropet’s August initiation announcement was for the start of a quarterly payout—a decent 14 cents quarterly that translates to 1.7%. —

Brett Owens, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 In its semiannual Supervision and Regulation Report, the Federal Reserve Board found that 99% of U.S banks are well capitalized. —

Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for semiannual