Memorial Day
noun
1
: May 30 formerly observed as a legal holiday in most states of the U.S. in remembrance of war dead
2
: the last Monday in May observed as a legal holiday in most states of the U.S.
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The next pickup day affected by a holiday is Memorial Day on May 25.
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Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 16 Feb. 2026
With the advent of the NCAA playoffs, the Final Four and the title game on Memorial Day weekend, college lacrosse has become a winter sport.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
In between, schedule-makers are leaning into traditional mainstays—Charlotte on Memorial Day Weekend, Darlington on Labor Day—while thinking creatively with the rest of the schedule.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The same would apply on Memorial Day and Labor Day, both of which were added to the stiffer-fine list last year, said Assistant City Manager Tara Finnigan.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
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Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 16 Feb. 2026
With the advent of the NCAA playoffs, the Final Four and the title game on Memorial Day weekend, college lacrosse has become a winter sport.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
In between, schedule-makers are leaning into traditional mainstays—Charlotte on Memorial Day Weekend, Darlington on Labor Day—while thinking creatively with the rest of the schedule.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The same would apply on Memorial Day and Labor Day, both of which were added to the stiffer-fine list last year, said Assistant City Manager Tara Finnigan.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Memorial Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Memorial%20Day. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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