as in meeting
a gathering of a group of people for a specified purpose
The impending economic crisis prompted widespread calls for a special session of the legislature to enact emergency measures. Court is in session.
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Recent Examples of session
This rule tells us to never cut more than one-third of the grass height in a single mowing session.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Public safety and corrections employees are not affected because the Legislature passed their funding in the regular session.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
The law, passed during a February special legislative session, created state crimes for undocumented immigrants who enter or re-enter Florida.
—Jim Saunders, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Gathering feedback through facilitated sessions (even virtual ones) creates more clarity than a giant spreadsheet of unranked comments.
—Talie Smith, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Public safety and corrections employees are not affected because the Legislature passed their funding in the regular session.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
The law, passed during a February special legislative session, created state crimes for undocumented immigrants who enter or re-enter Florida.
—Jim Saunders, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Gathering feedback through facilitated sessions (even virtual ones) creates more clarity than a giant spreadsheet of unranked comments.
—Talie Smith, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for session
Noun
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Bad meetings kill momentum and cost your reputation.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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This meeting, at the time, was considered a one-off affair.—
Robert Hormats,
Time,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Eventually, Santa Ana police officers arrived to create a line and declare an unlawful assembly.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Listen to this article American citizens have the fundamental right to protest, securing freedoms of speech, assembly, and petition as per the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.—
Emma K. Dashnaw,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2025
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“Session.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/session. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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