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holiday weekend

noun

: a weekend that is preceded or followed by a holiday

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Travelers around the United States faced delays at major airports during the busy holiday weekend, as winter weather disrupted airlines' schedules and software issues temporarily grounded a popular plane model in the days after Thanksgiving. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025 Lawson, who portrays a singer named Pearline in the film, shared a number of photos of herself posing with her costars on Instagram to celebrate the movie's success over the Easter holiday weekend. Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025 The Arizona International Auto Show rolled into Phoenix for the 2025 Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 30 Nov. 2025 The programs would have had to find somewhere that can staff the game on short notice on a holiday weekend. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 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 1 Dec. 2025.

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