snow day

noun

US
: a day when schools and businesses are closed because a lot of snow is falling

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But dozens of school districts across the Bay State started calling for an extra snow day earlier on Tuesday. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026 Rare snow day Monday Monday was a rare, traditional snow day, the first of its kind in years. Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026 Mamdani last month jestingly invited schoolchildren to chuck him with snowballs for mandating remote learning on the first school snow day of the year. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026 Some parents took advantage of the rare snow day without virtual learning, bringing their children outside to sled and build snowmen. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snow day

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“Snow day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20day. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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