sabbaticals

noun

plural of sabbatical
as in vacations
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 sabbaticals For cultural and biological reasons, female tennis players far more commonly take sabbaticals. — Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 Experimenting with ideas like the four-day workweek, longer sabbaticals, and cultures where recovery is understood not as a luxury, but as a leadership capability. — Denielle Sachs, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 DiDonna also identified the moments when sabbaticals tend to land best. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026 Mostly in the Palisades with intermittent sabbaticals from my dad. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026 In an article for the Harvard Business Review, the researchers made a case for sabbaticals as a tool employers could use to recruit, keep and foster talented workers. — Colleen Newvine, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026 Taking a break from college to be a ski bum in Vail, Colorado, set Gregory Du Bois on a path of taking mini-sabbaticals throughout his corporate IT career. — Colleen Newvine, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026 Faculty are constantly taking sabbaticals for stress management, including the principal. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026 Galleries featuring emerging artists, a rotating list of artists-in-residence, as well as a program offering semester-long sabbaticals, were also on the docket for the unfulfilled project. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sabbaticals
  1. vacations
  2. breaks
  3. furloughs
  4. leaves
  5. holidays
  6. liberties
Noun
  • All-inclusive vacations require minimal planning because a host of activities and options are available on site, including meals and entertainment.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Once upon a time, influencers could post beautiful photos of their lives — their outfits, their coffee, their vacations, their children — and, with enough consistency, amass an audience of followers who looked to them for inspiration or escape.
    — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Definition of vacations
Noun
  • There are more than enough new book releases in August to keep readers contentedly antisocial and entertained until the humidity breaks.
    — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, those still on their post-World Cup breaks — including France’s Jules Kounde, England’s Anthony Gordon and the eight Barca players in Spain’s squad are due back from August 11 and August 12.
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of breaks
Noun
  • Police, firefighters, paramedics, and 911 employees are exempt from the furloughs.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The savings the city will get from the unpaid worker furloughs during the first year of the deal — the new fiscal year starting July 1 — nearly covers the cost of the 2% raises and other benefits employees get that first year.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2026
Definition of furloughs
Noun
  • Orange spots on plumeria leaves are caused by a rust disease; use a rust-control fungicide.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The leaves have a pattern of green, marron, pink, and white in them that is unbelievably gorgeous.
    — Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaves
Noun
  • Even if a successful vote is taken on the PCSA before the Senate recess, the House of Representatives will not be in session for much of the remainder of the year due its own recess and holidays.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Budget-friendly summer holidays means more cash for school supplies and uniforms.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of holidays
Noun
  • What games get right Despite their liberties, space cleanup games do hit the mark in a number of areas.
    — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Public safety and constitutional liberties should reinforce one another, not come into conflict.
    — Eric "Doc" Stelnicki, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of liberties

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