holiday weekend

noun

: a weekend that is preceded or followed by a holiday

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After the city’s bloody holiday weekend, Johnson acknowledged the violent crime challenges its residents face every day. Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025 That end of month weakness carried over to Tuesday with stocks initially falling sharply after the long holiday weekend but recovered to close just modestly lower. Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Deadly holiday weekend mars broad crime drop The back-and-forth followed a Labor Day weekend of deadly violence in Chicago worse than in the previous two years, with seven people shot to death, according to preliminary Chicago Police Department reports. Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 Five people were shot early Monday morning in the second mass shooting to occur in the Bronzeville area over a Labor Day holiday weekend that saw 55 people shot citywide, seven of whom died. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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