spring break
noun
US
: a vacation from classes at a school usually for a week in the spring
especially
: such a vacation at a college or university
Many students go to Florida for spring break.
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Brittany previously shared photos of herself wearing the same bikini while on a family vacation at the beach for spring break, in March.
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
This would not be an ordinary meetup because, besides sundry individual tasks, the three had important business to accomplish together—namely, chartering a day-boat cruise in Puerto Rico for spring break.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Back for the first time since the school’s spring break, teachers at the high school spent much of the following Monday offering support and counseling to students, while neighbors in the Salem Walk Apartments described Bova as caring and warm.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Columbia Heights Public Schools, like many other districts, offered virtual learning for children who remained at home during the crackdown, but online schooling ended after spring break, and with many back in class, the staff has been focused on their recovery.
—Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
This would not be an ordinary meetup because, besides sundry individual tasks, the three had important business to accomplish together—namely, chartering a day-boat cruise in Puerto Rico for spring break.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Back for the first time since the school’s spring break, teachers at the high school spent much of the following Monday offering support and counseling to students, while neighbors in the Salem Walk Apartments described Bova as caring and warm.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Columbia Heights Public Schools, like many other districts, offered virtual learning for children who remained at home during the crackdown, but online schooling ended after spring break, and with many back in class, the staff has been focused on their recovery.
—Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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“Spring break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20break. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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