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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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell returns to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for the second day of his semiannual updates on monetary policy.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
The dismantling of the CFPB — an agency funded through the Fed in order to maintain independence from the political process — took center stage during Powell’s hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, part of his semiannual monetary policy report to Congress.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
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
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
The dismantling of the CFPB — an agency funded through the Fed in order to maintain independence from the political process — took center stage during Powell’s hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, part of his semiannual monetary policy report to Congress.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
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
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semiannual
adjective
semi·an·nu·al
ˌsem-ē-ˈan-yə(-wə)l
ˌsem-ˌī-
: occurring every six months or twice a year
semiannually
adverb
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