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Recent Examples of legal holiday
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.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Congress quickly passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
If April 15 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, Tax Day is the next business day.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Congress quickly passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
If April 15 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, Tax Day is the next business day.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal holiday
Noun
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No mother, no child, no human being should ever spend Christmas—or any holy day—paying a price for believing.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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This year marks a decade of REI's observance of the consumer high holy day, Black Friday.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Fisher was the interim throughout the tournament run, but players said that didn’t matter.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Wilks served as the Panthers’ defensive passing game coordinator and secondary coach in 2022 before being tapped to be the interim after Matt Rhule’s firing.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Some tribes in the region that traditionally hold First Salmon feasts to welcome the arrival of spring salmon from the ocean have waited for their catch in vain, forcing them to ask other tribes to donate a fish, Gobin said.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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We were used to lives of feast or famine.—
Jonathan Taplin,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That is because there is not supposed to be an interval.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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Make sure the chili is in a microwave-safe container, then use the defrost setting to heat it in short intervals until thawed.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20holiday. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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