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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That frothy film put Fort Lauderdale on the spring break map — a rowdy reputation the city has distanced itself from for decades.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
For a decade, we were harried Los Angeles co-parents, entwined by conversations involving camp sign-ups, parent/teacher conferences, pediatrician appointments, dividing spring break weeks and the antidotes of two troublesome felines.
—Kim O’Hara, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner took office at the end of 2023, after years of spring break turmoil that left local businesses in shambles and residents irked.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The play was the highest grossing show in the industry last week, even as the popular shows Aladdin, Wicked and The Lion King played nine performances in an effort to capture the spring break crowds, rather than the typical eight.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
For a decade, we were harried Los Angeles co-parents, entwined by conversations involving camp sign-ups, parent/teacher conferences, pediatrician appointments, dividing spring break weeks and the antidotes of two troublesome felines.
—Kim O’Hara, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner took office at the end of 2023, after years of spring break turmoil that left local businesses in shambles and residents irked.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The play was the highest grossing show in the industry last week, even as the popular shows Aladdin, Wicked and The Lion King played nine performances in an effort to capture the spring break crowds, rather than the typical eight.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Spring break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20break. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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