holiday weekend

noun

: a weekend that is preceded or followed by a holiday

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New York — Americans will likely face the highest Labor Day gas prices on record this holiday weekend. Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 The road to the end of the very long Emmy season takes place over most of your Labor Day holiday weekend with the two-night presentation of what were formerly called the Creative Arts Emmy Awards but now are simply being called the Emmy Awards. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026 Still, its effects will be felt this holiday weekend and early next week across the Golden State. Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 One production detail was unplanned, according to the distillery—apparently, the new make spirit for this release was stored in the cistern room for six days because of a holiday weekend, which is longer than usual. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 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 10 Sep. 2026.

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