as in vacation
a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended
the member of parliament met his wife while on holiday in the south of France
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as in to vacation
to take or spend a vacation
saw kangaroos while holidaying in Australia
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Recent Examples of holiday
Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The Mexican holiday usually draws hundreds of thousands of attendees to more than a week of celebrations across Chicago that began Saturday.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Telemundo has access through NBC to holiday favorite specials such as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Christmas in Rockefeller Center, not to mention NFL games.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 May 2025
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Noun
Set in a Red Lobster franchise about to close during a snowstorm a week before Christmas, the story blends American holiday traditions with European realism.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The Mexican holiday usually draws hundreds of thousands of attendees to more than a week of celebrations across Chicago that began Saturday.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
The pair have just wrapped up a domestic treble-winning season together in Flick’s maiden term manning the dugout, and while Lamine is currently holidaying in Brazil with former Barca winger Neymar, Flick interrupted his own vacation to reflect on some key topics.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Telemundo has access through NBC to holiday favorite specials such as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Christmas in Rockefeller Center, not to mention NFL games.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holiday
vacation
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Between flights, unpredictable weather, and a packed itinerary, vacations can come with a lot of variables.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Remind your team that PTO doesn’t require a vacation destination.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holiday. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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