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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This past March, while on spring break from Northwest High School — which is located about 20 miles north of Fort Worth — Lutkenhaus won the World Indoor Championships 800 in Poland, becoming the youngest World Indoor men’s medalist. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 There are many reasons to be scouting Miami Airbnbs ahead of your next vacation (spring break, South Beach, and nonstop parties immediately come to mind), but the Magic City has many facets to its frenetic charm. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2026 Brittany previously shared photos of herself wearing the same bikini while on a family vacation at the beach for spring break, in March. 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 See All Example Sentences for spring break

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“Spring break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20break. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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