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
Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The real passengers on the ship were not particularly delighted to have large camera cables and lights and people disrupting their vacations.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Families are leading the way in the trend, with 80 percent opting for suburban or rural vacations, according to Airbnb’s report.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
His work as The Arizona Republic’s consumer travel reporter aims to help readers navigate the stresses of traveling and get the best value for their money on their vacations.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
American has fallen behind large rivals Delta Air Lines and United Airlines in the post-Covid luxury travel boom that has taken Seoul spa vacations and 40th birthday bashes abroad out of the chat and armed millions of consumers with high-end rewards credit cards.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
Tickets are $10 for non-adult guests, free for hotel guests and non-guest children under age 12, with proceeds benefiting Give Kids the World, a nonprofit resort providing vacations to ill children and their families.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Giuffre says that Maxwell and Epstein often treated the trips like vacations for her, but she was loaned out to famous men in Epstein’s company.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
The life of a Domingo girl consists of vacations and secret rendezvous.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
Global Guardian has a handful of clients in Jamaica for vacations who are waiting the hurricane out at their hotels, Ballard said.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The real passengers on the ship were not particularly delighted to have large camera cables and lights and people disrupting their vacations.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Families are leading the way in the trend, with 80 percent opting for suburban or rural vacations, according to Airbnb’s report.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
His work as The Arizona Republic’s consumer travel reporter aims to help readers navigate the stresses of traveling and get the best value for their money on their vacations.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
American has fallen behind large rivals Delta Air Lines and United Airlines in the post-Covid luxury travel boom that has taken Seoul spa vacations and 40th birthday bashes abroad out of the chat and armed millions of consumers with high-end rewards credit cards.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
Tickets are $10 for non-adult guests, free for hotel guests and non-guest children under age 12, with proceeds benefiting Give Kids the World, a nonprofit resort providing vacations to ill children and their families.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Giuffre says that Maxwell and Epstein often treated the trips like vacations for her, but she was loaned out to famous men in Epstein’s company.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
The life of a Domingo girl consists of vacations and secret rendezvous.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacations
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The website has reportedly seen an uptick in activity within the Cuaçao region during family holidays – prompting investigators to theorize that Bradley could be visiting the site to feel closer to her family, or her captors are monitoring the case.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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There are 11 days recognized as federal holidays every year.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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With leaves still clinging to the trees, Arne Slot had overseen four straight defeats, prompting searching questions to be asked of the head coach, the club’s summer transfer strategy, senior players and everything in between.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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One man in the crowd can be seen laughing, another man holds his head in his hands, while a despondent elderly couple gets up and leaves.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Vacations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacations. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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