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holiday weekend

noun

: a weekend that is preceded or followed by a holiday

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes put in work over the long holiday weekend following the team's disappointing 31-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving. Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025 Hilary Duff just announced a mini-residency in Las Vegas with dates happening all holiday weekend, with tickets going on sale soon. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2025 Authorities in Sonoma County have arrested a teenage driver in connection with a hit-and-run collision that killed a pedestrian over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025 As the city of Stockton mourns the four people killed at a child's birthday party over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, little is known about the suspect or suspects responsible. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 1 Dec. 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 10 Dec. 2025.

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