holidays 1 of 2

plural of holiday, chiefly British
as in vacations
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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holidays

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verb

present tense third-person singular of holiday

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Recent Examples of holidays
Noun
The day care closed repeatedly, because of transportation strikes and public holidays that seemed to happen weekly, putting our lives on hold. Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025 Massive family holidays – usually celebrated by a horde of relatives piling into one home – became smaller and grimmer, Natascha said. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025 The array of spices and flavors come together to give you a cozy taste of holidays past in each bite. Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2025 Columbus Day, however, never disappeared from the federal list of holidays. Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025 Exploit Cultural Windows – Map out the events, holidays and viral moments that matter to your audience. Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025 Priority Mail Express is available 365 days a year, including federal holidays. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025 The six-hour series, set to premiere March 22 to coincide with the Passover and Easter holidays, has added Millie Brady, Blu Hunt, James Purefoy, Will Stevens and Taylor Napier to its ensemble. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025 Other states have holidays honoring Native Americans on other days in the year as well, but only Maryland and Washington make their Native heritage days paid holidays, which fall on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holidays
vacations
Noun
  • That grew into a relationship with the team and with its players, which grew into locker room visits and vacations in Greece with Antetokounmpo.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • That means your little one can bring their favorite stories on family vacations and road trips to grandma’s.
    Shalwah Evans, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Holidays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holidays. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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