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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But fans have complained that Stern usually only hosts his show about three days a week, takes summers off and long breaks around the holidays.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Athena was set to return to Oklahoma with her mother after the holidays and had been staying with her father, Jacob Strand, and stepmother, Ashley Strand, in Wise County.
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Reports of possible issues have followed them since the holidays.
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The family of four posed for a pic while enjoying the holidays in New York.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Athena was set to return to Oklahoma with her mother after the holidays and had been staying with her father, Jacob Strand, and stepmother, Ashley Strand, in Wise County.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Reports of possible issues have followed them since the holidays.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 7 Apr. 2026
The family of four posed for a pic while enjoying the holidays in New York.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
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“The holidays.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20holidays. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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