as in holiday
a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended
area schools are on vacation that week in February so local ski resorts do a booming business
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as in to holiday
to take or spend a vacation
hoping to vacation in Spain this summer
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Recent Examples of vacation
Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Even the brand’s beloved canvas travel bag is discounted, just in time for all of your upcoming spring vacations.
—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
With brilliance and connection at her core, the ship was created to give all guests the freedom to vacation their very own way – offering the chance to exhale, connect and effortlessly escape into the moment.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Hoka Men’s Rincon 4 Shoe Slim and low profile, these lightweight shoes are ultra-packable and vacation-ready—and now on sale for just $100.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Even the brand’s beloved canvas travel bag is discounted, just in time for all of your upcoming spring vacations.
—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Stroheim himself plays the villain, one Lieutenant Eric von Steuben, who meets a vacationing American woman at an Alpine resort and tries to seduce her under the nose of her neglectful husband.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
With brilliance and connection at her core, the ship was created to give all guests the freedom to vacation their very own way – offering the chance to exhale, connect and effortlessly escape into the moment.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacation
Noun
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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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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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The speech marked a decisive break from his reformist persona and aligned him publicly with the regime’s violent crackdown on demonstrators.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Teams loved the break from the grind — being able to play and collaborate with friends in the culinary community — which grew stronger as a result.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Vacation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacation. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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