Thesaurus results for LEGAL HOLIDAY

legal holiday

noun

Definition of legal holiday

as in holy day

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Recent Examples of legal holiday Wisconsin state statutes classify Veterans Day as a legal holiday. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025 The only exception is if the registration deadline falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, according to the Secretary of State website. — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025 Ten states recognize Columbus Day as an unpaid public holiday, legal holiday or day of recognition, according to Pew Research Center, and these include Washington, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan and New Hampshire. — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday. — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for legal holiday

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Noun

Millions of Muslims around the world will celebrate the holy day, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, at the end of May this year.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 May 2026
The holy day commemorates the martyrdom of Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī, who was Muhammad’s grandson by his daughter Fāṭimah and his son-in-law ʿAlī and is revered by the Shiʿah as the third imam.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026

Definition of holy day

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An Iranian negotiator said Tehran was suspending its commitments to the interim dealsigned about a month ago and aimed at permanently ending the fighting.

— Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Since November 2021, Liverpool have had four periods where the club’s sporting director has either been serving his notice or acting as an interim.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of interim

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Coconut and sweet potato soup with cinnamon dumplings and wagyu beef fillets are decorated with edible flowers and foaming sauces—the experience is as much of a feast for the eyes as the tastebuds.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
And while fans have been sated by the footballing feast, FIFA and its member associations have gorged on the tournament’s fruits.

— Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

Definition of feast

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The four-hour production (which includes a 20 minute interval) is set just before the events in Martin’s novels and will follow the great houses of Westeros as ambition, family bonds and succession collide during the reign of the Mad King.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 July 2026
Save intervals, heavy lifts and hard runs for earlier in the evening or the next morning.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

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