Thesaurus results for WEEKEND

weekend

adjective

Definition of weekend

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

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According to Mark Hocking, the former owner of California Backyard Birds in Encinitas (who still works there part-time), try to buy a feeder that has at least some red on it.

— Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
Following the split and lawsuit, GLAZA dwindled in size from 42 full-time employees to just four part-time employees.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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Many borrowers are unprepared for the spike in their monthly payment when the interest-only draw period ends and the repayment period starts.

— John Csiszar, CNBC, 14 July 2026
This narrative was given a rocket-fuel boost when UC math professors released an open letter demanding standardized tests be reinstated to weed out the unprepared students cluttering their classes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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