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
Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
Consumers spend more money on federal holidays Contrary to Trump’s comments, businesses across the economy don’t shut down entirely on federal holidays: Plenty of workers, including emergency responders, retail and transportation workers, continue to work on such days.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Kate Middleton will be attending the royal family’s annual summer holiday in Balmoral.
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The royal family have been holidaying in Balmoral for decades, with Prince Charles enjoying trips to the Aberdeenshire estate with a young Prince William and Prince Harry.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The holiday has been celebrated by Black Americans for generations but became more widely observed after being designated a federal holiday in 2021 by former President Joe Biden, who was expected to attend an event in Galveston, the holiday's birthplace.
—Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
Consumers spend more money on federal holidays Contrary to Trump’s comments, businesses across the economy don’t shut down entirely on federal holidays: Plenty of workers, including emergency responders, retail and transportation workers, continue to work on such days.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Verb
The idea to host a triple whammy of a book signing fete came while the pals were holidaying in Sicily this summer.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Kate Middleton will be attending the royal family’s annual summer holiday in Balmoral.
WPA Pool/Getty Images
The royal family have been holidaying in Balmoral for decades, with Prince Charles enjoying trips to the Aberdeenshire estate with a young Prince William and Prince Harry.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holiday
vacation
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Employees could use that personal leave as vacation time or bank the hours and cash out at retirement.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
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Madeleine was 3 years old when her family, parents Kate and Gerry McCann and 2-year-old twin siblings, left their home in the U.K. for a vacation in Praia da Luz, Portugal.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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“Holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holiday. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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