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Recent Examples of legal holiday
Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
After 23 states had adopted the holiday by 1894, Congress followed suit at the federal level on June 28, 1894, and passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Tax Day is the next business day if April 15 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 14 Apr. 2025
Adults or minors can be detained for no longer than 72 hours, though that time frame can vary if the examination includes a weekend or legal holiday.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
After 23 states had adopted the holiday by 1894, Congress followed suit at the federal level on June 28, 1894, and passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Tax Day is the next business day if April 15 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 14 Apr. 2025
Adults or minors can be detained for no longer than 72 hours, though that time frame can vary if the examination includes a weekend or legal holiday.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal holiday
Noun
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It is believed that a person who dies on this holy day is viewed as a tzaddik, a person of exceptional righteousness.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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Indoor concerts during daylight hours can feel uncanny, maybe more so on a holy day—the doors opened at 2 P.M., and someone, possibly Callahan, had nestled colored plastic eggs amid the rows of folding chairs—but the vibe in the room was convivial, loose.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Noun
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In the last dozen years, the school has had five presidents (including interims) with varying interest in sports.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Not the official interim Barnes will serve in the position for 30 days, McGee said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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They are typically found in more arid scrublands or coconut plantations, the zoo said, and feast on grass, flowers, berries and fruit.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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One of the most challenging aspects of dealing with these beetles is that the feeding pests cause the affected plant to produce a volatile aromatic scent, which quickly attracts other beetles to the feast.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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Repeat this interval five to six times.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ten years on the Moon exposes the battery at fortnightly intervals to extremes of heat and cold, with temperatures during the lunar night dropping as low as -334 °F (-173 °C) and staying near that extreme for two weeks.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20holiday. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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