Christmas

as in Advent
a Christian holiday that is celebrated on December 25 in honor of the birth of Jesus Christ or the period of time that comes before and after this holiday We're spending Christmas with my parents.

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Recent Examples of Christmas The indie pic stars Adriane McLean (Miracles of Christmas), Sarah French (Blind), Gigi Gustin (The Retaliators), Dazelle Yvette (Garden of Eden) and Adam Bucci (NCIS Los Angeles). Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 May 2025 Holland Roden, Matthew Daddario, Tony Danza, Tracy Pollan, Caroline Aaron and Steve Schirripa will star in the film, set to premiere during Hallmark Channel’s 16th annual Countdown to Christmas. Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 May 2025 Other days are more complicated, requiring parents to either get crafty or buy items that their child may wear only once: an ugly Christmas sweater for holiday spirit week, plastic accessories for Sunglasses Day or Mustache Day. Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025 For the Checkers and their fans, Christmas might have been delayed, but it hasn’t been canceled. Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Christmas
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Christmas
Advent
Noun
  • Blue Owl Capital Advent Global Opportunities managing director Mohammed Anjarwala highlighted Blue Owl Capital , an alternative investment asset management company, as his top idea.
    Pia Singh,Yun Li, CNBC, 14 May 2025
  • The next Pope would be installed in time for the new liturgical year, which will begin with Advent, on Sunday, November 30th, and carry the Jubilee celebrations through to next January.
    Paul Elie, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Christmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Christmas. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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