as in holidays
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 rests
to take or spend a vacation
hoping to vacation in Spain this summer
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Recent Examples of vacations
Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
They were first spotted together attending the after-party for the Masters of The Air premiere in Los Angeles—and have since gone on many Instagram-worthy vacations together.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 31 May 2026
School is out, graduations attended, wedding gifts purchased, and vacations planned.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
The religious festival usually sees a spike in traffic accidents across Turkey as people travel to visit family and take vacations.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
The queen of summer vacations wed actor Callum Turner at the Old Marylebone Town Hall in London, in an intimate ceremony on May 31.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 May 2026
Travelers are increasingly bored with vacations built only around drinking, gambling and sitting by the pool.
—Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
But affordable family vacations in 2026 are even harder to come by with gas prices surging ahead of the summer travel season and the cost of, well, just about everything still going up.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 30 May 2026
On some vacations, meals are just an afterthought, while on other trips, food is the main event.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
An actress joins a Time Travel Agency that’s all luxury quantum-realm vacations and toxic office drama.
—Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
They were first spotted together attending the after-party for the Masters of The Air premiere in Los Angeles—and have since gone on many Instagram-worthy vacations together.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 31 May 2026
School is out, graduations attended, wedding gifts purchased, and vacations planned.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
The religious festival usually sees a spike in traffic accidents across Turkey as people travel to visit family and take vacations.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
The queen of summer vacations wed actor Callum Turner at the Old Marylebone Town Hall in London, in an intimate ceremony on May 31.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 May 2026
Travelers are increasingly bored with vacations built only around drinking, gambling and sitting by the pool.
—Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
But affordable family vacations in 2026 are even harder to come by with gas prices surging ahead of the summer travel season and the cost of, well, just about everything still going up.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 30 May 2026
On some vacations, meals are just an afterthought, while on other trips, food is the main event.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
Verb
Then again, my mother-in-law still vacations with my husband’s ex, so maybe my boundaries are all screwy.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacations
Noun
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Eid al-Adha is the second of two Islamic holidays globally celebrated annually.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Eid sacrifice and public attention Before the intervention, the buffalo was expected to be sacrificed during Eid al-Adha, one of Islam’s holiest holidays.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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The nonalcoholic Racine is designed entirely around roots—ginger, vetiver, turmeric, liquorice—while the Feuille cocktail focuses solely on leaves, blending mint, blue spirulina, blackcurrant bud, aloe vera, and patchouli.—
Lane Nieset,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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What grabbed my attention were the intriguing, foot-long violet flower clusters known as panicles hanging amidst the slender, dark green leaves.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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“Vacations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacations. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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