vacation
verb
vacationed; vacationing
vā-ˈkā-sh(ə-)niŋ 
və-
: to take or spend a vacation
vacationed at the shore
Examples of vacation in a Sentence
hoping to vacation in Spain this summer
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Police said the teen and her family were vacationing in San Diego from Arizona when her ex-boyfriend allegedly shot her.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, took the top spot in the ranking, with celebrities including Zendaya, Brad Pitt, Kim Kardashian, and Leonardo DiCaprio all spotted vacationing there over the years.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
In March, Hamilton left a flirty comment under one of Kardashian's Instagram posts, and later that same month, a source confirmed to PEOPLE that the pair were vacationing together in Tokyo alongside Kardashian's four kids.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Earlier this year, the couple was also seen vacationing on the Greek island of Hydra, where Pitt began production on his upcoming film, The Riders, a psychological thriller.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 June 2026
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, took the top spot in the ranking, with celebrities including Zendaya, Brad Pitt, Kim Kardashian, and Leonardo DiCaprio all spotted vacationing there over the years.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
In March, Hamilton left a flirty comment under one of Kardashian's Instagram posts, and later that same month, a source confirmed to PEOPLE that the pair were vacationing together in Tokyo alongside Kardashian's four kids.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Earlier this year, the couple was also seen vacationing on the Greek island of Hydra, where Pitt began production on his upcoming film, The Riders, a psychological thriller.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 June 2026
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“Vacation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacation. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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vacation
1 of 2 noun
va·ca·tion
vā-ˈkā-shən
və-
1
: a period during which activity (as of a school) is stopped for a time
2
: a period spent away from home or business in travel or amusement
vacation
2 of 2 verb
vacationed; vacationing
-sh(ə-)niŋ
: to take or spend a vacation
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