weekend

adjective

Definition of weekendnext
as in part-time

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Recent Examples of weekend Plus eight more weekend-fun ideas from Times listings coordinator Matt Cooper. — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022 Meanwhile, an unprecedented number of bus drivers are out sick during the surge of the omicron variant, putting weekend-level bus service on the region’s roads seven days a week. — Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2022 This winter, the team will sponsor a growing, weekend-long pond hockey tournament in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Nov. 2021 Not many players in this field had experienced a multi-weekend run. — Chad Lindskog, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2021 See All Example Sentences for weekend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weekend
  1. part-time
  2. unprepared
  3. uninitiated
Adjective
  • Upon graduating in 2023, he was hired as a part-time industrial engineer.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Women work part-time or flexible roles at higher rates than men do, often to accommodate caregiving responsibilities at home, these experts told me.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of part-time
Adjective
  • Ortiz said Byrd showed up late and unprepared for Ortiz Jara’s June 5 court date, which Byrd disputed.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • And then all of a sudden this inciting event happens, and they’re thrown, unprepared, into this world.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of unprepared
Adjective
  • Even though Atlantans may be uninitiated to the rules of eating a New York bagel, many welcome the sudden addition of the northern cuisine.
    — Sheeka Sanahori, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Even healthy parasocial dynamics can seem unusual to those uninitiated in internet culture.
    — Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Definition of uninitiated

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“Weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weekend. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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