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to take or spend a vacation
hoping to vacation in Spain this summer
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Recent Examples of vacationed
Generations of families have vacationed here or have been members.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
The family vacationed with the show’s lead actress in Hawaii and attended cast parties at the home of the show's director and producer, Timothy Busfield, and his wife, the actress Melissa Gilbert.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Kardashian and Hamilton vacationed together in Tokyo alongside her three younger children, Saint, 10, Chicago, 9, and Psalm 6, a source confirmed to PEOPLE on March 25.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
In August, the whole family had vacationed together in Disney World.
—Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Left to hire out his time while his enslaver vacationed in Bermuda, Grimes went to the Savannah harbor seeking work.
—Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Their families vacationed at the same time.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Larry is close with Benjamin Netanyahu, who reportedly vacationed on Larry’s Hawaiian island in 2021.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Jackman and Foster vacationed in Costa Rica for New Year's.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
The family vacationed with the show’s lead actress in Hawaii and attended cast parties at the home of the show's director and producer, Timothy Busfield, and his wife, the actress Melissa Gilbert.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Kardashian and Hamilton vacationed together in Tokyo alongside her three younger children, Saint, 10, Chicago, 9, and Psalm 6, a source confirmed to PEOPLE on March 25.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
In August, the whole family had vacationed together in Disney World.
—Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Left to hire out his time while his enslaver vacationed in Bermuda, Grimes went to the Savannah harbor seeking work.
—Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Their families vacationed at the same time.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Larry is close with Benjamin Netanyahu, who reportedly vacationed on Larry’s Hawaiian island in 2021.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Jackman and Foster vacationed in Costa Rica for New Year's.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacationed
rested
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Kecia Steelman has certainly not rested on her laurels since stepping into the top job at Ulta Beauty in January 2025.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Furman found that because Comey's firing rested on Article II of the Constitution, not a federal law governing the civil service, the federal court has jurisdiction to hear the case.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Vacationed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacationed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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