as in holidaying
to take or spend a vacation
hoping to vacation in Spain this summer
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Recent Examples of vacationing
ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
At the Victor Hotel, where elderly retirees from New York are vacationing, the young organizers of the Art Deco Weekend spruce up the lobby with potted palms.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
In 1893, Scottish-Canadian author, Robert Barr, wrote a short story about an unhappy married couple that was vacationing in the Swiss Alps when the husband plots to push his wife off of a cliff.
—Mary Beth Skylis, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026
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
Verb
Louise Herrle, a retiree from Pittsburgh, and her husband got stranded in Dubai, where the couple had been vacationing when the war broke out.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
At the Victor Hotel, where elderly retirees from New York are vacationing, the young organizers of the Art Deco Weekend spruce up the lobby with potted palms.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
In 1893, Scottish-Canadian author, Robert Barr, wrote a short story about an unhappy married couple that was vacationing in the Swiss Alps when the husband plots to push his wife off of a cliff.
—Mary Beth Skylis, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026
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
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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Buckhout, a retired Army colonel, was up four percentage points against her closest primary challenger Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck in an early February poll from Emerson College, though her lead was within the margin of error.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Dimitrios Manessis was arrested Tuesday night and charged with murder and weapon possession for the slaying of 75-year-old retired public school math teacher George Dourdounas earlier that day.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The post featured a precious photo of the prairie dog resting flat on his back on a fuzzy pillow.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Mar. 2026
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There was Hell, in the middle of the cover, his right hand resting on his bleeding chest.—
Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Vacationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacationing. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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