holiday weekend

noun

: a weekend that is preceded or followed by a holiday

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Eaton, 51, faces up to life in prison for the 2023 attack, which left one victim paralyzed from the waist down and two others wounded during a quiet holiday weekend walk. — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 Caltrans had previously closed the northbound lanes over the Labor Day holiday weekend. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 In August 2023, several UK airports and airlines were forced to cancel hundreds of departures and flight arrivals on the final day of the summer public holiday weekend after a major glitch beset NATS. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 The 50th annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival featured national and international performers over the Labor Day holiday weekend at Wheeler Park in Geneva. — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 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 4 Oct. 2026.

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