as in holidaying
to take or spend a vacation
hoping to vacation in Spain this summer
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Recent Examples of vacationing
Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
The infinity-edge pool area is still lively (though tame compared to many other pool scenes), with vacationing couples in their 30s, 40s, and 50s sipping day drinks or small groups of friends here for a chill getaway.
—Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
In July, the mother-daughter duo twinned in tiny two-pieces while vacationing in Ibiza, Spain, with Kate favoring a leopard print set.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
People are literally dying, and this guy is out vacationing, buying homes, buying Range Rovers and going shopping.
—Rachel Wolf , Matt Finn , Madison Colombo, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Many travelers dream of vacationing in a warm, sunny place, ideally by the beach.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
Bojeh lived next door to where the Kraft brothers and Puchan were vacationing.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
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
The family was vacationing in South Florida from Queens, New York.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
The two spitballed the first movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, while vacationing in Hawaii in 1977.
—Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
The infinity-edge pool area is still lively (though tame compared to many other pool scenes), with vacationing couples in their 30s, 40s, and 50s sipping day drinks or small groups of friends here for a chill getaway.
—Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
In July, the mother-daughter duo twinned in tiny two-pieces while vacationing in Ibiza, Spain, with Kate favoring a leopard print set.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
People are literally dying, and this guy is out vacationing, buying homes, buying Range Rovers and going shopping.
—Rachel Wolf , Matt Finn , Madison Colombo, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Many travelers dream of vacationing in a warm, sunny place, ideally by the beach.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
Bojeh lived next door to where the Kraft brothers and Puchan were vacationing.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
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
The family was vacationing in South Florida from Queens, New York.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacationing
Adjective
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Congress looks increasingly deadlocked, public opposition to his aggressive moves at home and abroad mounts, and the central issue for many Americans – cost-of-living concerns – defies easy solutions.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Ultimately, linking his story to abroad conversation around CTE.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The tradition was started by Queen Elizabeth in 1988, meaning all of her grandchildren grew up holidaying at the beloved home.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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That gives you all the more reason to visit Cannes during those book-end seasons outside of hot summer and holidaying winter.—
Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His 2024 fight with retired professional boxer Mike Tyson, drew in 108 million live global viewers, according to Netflix.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Over a century of excavation, paleontologists have glimpsed a valley full of conifers that were apparently teeming with vegetarians, says Amy Henrici, a retired Carnegie Museum of Natural History paleontology collection manager, who was not involved in the new research.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Keep the iron moving – never leave it resting in one spot.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
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Also, the lamp has been turned into a miniature homage to cubism (and its lampshade is hovering in the air, not resting on anything).—
Benjamin Lima,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Vacationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacationing. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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