holiday weekend

noun

: a weekend that is preceded or followed by a holiday

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The Drama will serve as counterprogramming over the Easter holiday weekend against Illumination/Nintendo’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025 On Friday, airlines told travelers to brace for delays over the Columbus Day holiday weekend due to staffing shortages. Lillian Rizzo,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025 Have a great holiday weekend and see you Tuesday. New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 Despite featuring Will Smith playing the most famous boxer of all time and opening over the lucrative Christmas holiday weekend, Ali barely topped $10 million in its opening weekend. Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for holiday weekend

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“Holiday weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holiday%20weekend. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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