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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Gotta take a hardline approach unfortunately; and emphasize this isn't Fort Lauderdale spring break on steroids. Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 But on busy holidays like New Year's Eve or the first day of spring break, there's no way around it. Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 July 2026 The city tested the concept during spring break with a temporary traffic garden created with chalk at Coyote Ridge Elementary School. Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 With their kids on spring break in 2022, Simpson and Johnson took them out for a seaside vacation. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 July 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 24 Jul. 2026.

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