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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Another spring break frustration for Americans, skyrocketing gas prices due to the war in Iran, which has now entered its second month.
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CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Fares traditionally shoot up during peak travel seasons and special events, such as spring break and summer vacation, the World Cup matches or a Harry Styles concert.
—Andrea Sachs The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
Finding the right method of travel for this spring break season may be like playing Whac-a-Mole.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The collapse of the deal leaves Congress, now on a two-week spring break, with no easy way out of the impasse that has put the Homeland Security Department into a shutdown since mid-February.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Fares traditionally shoot up during peak travel seasons and special events, such as spring break and summer vacation, the World Cup matches or a Harry Styles concert.
—Andrea Sachs The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
Finding the right method of travel for this spring break season may be like playing Whac-a-Mole.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The collapse of the deal leaves Congress, now on a two-week spring break, with no easy way out of the impasse that has put the Homeland Security Department into a shutdown since mid-February.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Spring break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20break. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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