as in vacation
a period of time during which someone does not work at their regular job
Several professors will be taking sabbaticals this year. She recently returned to work after a two-year sabbatical from her acting career.
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Recent Examples of sabbatical
Tonight’s Episode 3 marked the first of eight episodes without longtime series regular Caterina Scorsone who, as Deadline reported exclusively last week, is on hiatus from the show as her character Amelia is on sabbatical.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Amelia's sabbatical provides an opportunity for Scorsone's role to be put on hiatus, per Deadline.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
In 2004, Mahmood took a sabbatical, and the family returned to Kampala for a year.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
With her 18-month sabbatical coming to an end, Poirel is still weighing her next move.
—Mike Winters
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Amelia's sabbatical provides an opportunity for Scorsone's role to be put on hiatus, per Deadline.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
In 2004, Mahmood took a sabbatical, and the family returned to Kampala for a year.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
With her 18-month sabbatical coming to an end, Poirel is still weighing her next move.
—Mike Winters
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sabbatical
Noun
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Longtime Las Vegas visitors liken the decline of buffets to the disappearance of the 99-cent shrimp cocktail, another iconic offering that had contributed to the city’s reputation as an affordable vacation spot.—
Jessica Hill,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The vacation was among those cited Friday by Sacramento County sheriff’s Detective Monica Bustamante in a review of personal expenses allegedly charged by Reina, 60, to the NPR affiliate licensed to Sacramento State.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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When down 0-40 in the third game of the match after an exchange of breaks, Rybakina was able to serve her way out of trouble, helped by a first of 11 aces.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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But the Wolves shot 65% from the field in the second quarter to lead by 15 at the break and never looked back, building a lead of as many as 32 points.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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The furlough affects about 40% of the 406 employees who work at the western Massachusetts facility, where partially assembled car shells shipped from China are outfitted for service on the Red and Orange Lines.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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Russian data show unpaid wages nearly tripled in October from a year ago to more than $27 million, with furloughs and shorter workweeks becoming more common.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
18 Jan. 2026
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Kratom comes from the leaves of the Mitragyna speciosa tree, native to Southeast Asia.—
Gary Kirkilas II,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Raw celtuce, a lettuce cultivar bred for its sweet stem rather than for its leaves, is cut into neat rectangles of a luminous parakeet green, interleaved with strips of jiggly kombu jelly, and plated atop a vermillion pool of Yongchun red vinegar.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Apple on Thursday evening reported a blowout holiday quarter, driven by a 23% increase in iPhone sales.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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People are spending more time in the gym; zeroing in on wellness and longevity; and even planning their holidays around fitness and wellness offerings.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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So much for our unalienable rights of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The remarks by Abbott, who is running for reelection, come amid a national debate over public safety and constitutional liberties at protests, stemming from the fatal shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.—
Karen Brooks Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Sabbatical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sabbatical. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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