long weekend
noun
: a weekend that includes the Friday before, the Monday after, or both because one does not have to work or go to school on those days
We took Friday off and went to the coast for a long weekend.
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Plan your entire long weekend with our Small Town Guide to Mount Dora.
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2025
So go ahead and book that perfect flight for midweek and roll it right into an extra-long weekend.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
The challenge for Payton and company coming back off the long weekend now will be trying to find the line between shaking up what the Broncos try to do offensively and just simply doing those things better.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
The couple spread the festivities across the long weekend.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2025
So go ahead and book that perfect flight for midweek and roll it right into an extra-long weekend.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
The challenge for Payton and company coming back off the long weekend now will be trying to find the line between shaking up what the Broncos try to do offensively and just simply doing those things better.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
The couple spread the festivities across the long weekend.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Long weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20weekend. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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