the holidays
plural noun
US
: the time from November until the beginning of January during which many holidays are celebrated
I'm looking forward to going home for the holidays.
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This year, Magic Kingdom tickets go up to $209 over the holidays.
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Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
At the end of 2025, Dorsey and fellow Block leaders headed home for the holidays and tinkered with AI tools.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
After months of public outings and plenty of PDA, the pair spent the holidays together and made their relationship Instagram official in January 2017.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Vincent Blow took six weeks off from work to care for him as the family spent the holidays getting to know its newest member.
—Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
At the end of 2025, Dorsey and fellow Block leaders headed home for the holidays and tinkered with AI tools.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
After months of public outings and plenty of PDA, the pair spent the holidays together and made their relationship Instagram official in January 2017.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Vincent Blow took six weeks off from work to care for him as the family spent the holidays getting to know its newest member.
—Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the holidays
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“The holidays.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20holidays. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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