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Recent Examples of weekend
Fyre Festival was supposed to be an elaborate, weekend-long music festival in 2017, but its meltdown went viral on social media, as attendees documented makeshift tents and meager food offerings.
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Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
Plus eight more weekend-fun ideas from Times listings coordinator Matt Cooper.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 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
Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
Plus eight more weekend-fun ideas from Times listings coordinator Matt Cooper.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 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
Adjective
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The Cold Case Unit currently employs two full-time detectives and two part-time reserve officers, Loughman said.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Dec. 2025
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The Miami mayor, which is a part-time position, does not have a vote on the City Commission but does have veto power.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The recent floods and cyclone showed Sri Lanka remains unprepared for extreme weather.—
Danish Manzoor Bhat,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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But the continent may still be unprepared for a more belligerent world.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
27 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Remember that people are still in jail for cannabis while an adjacent movement of other psychedelic plants has lineage holders being erased by uninitiated regulators and CEO’s.—
Philip Wolf,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
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His mini-concert in the Padres’ cafeteria and riffs in and around the clubhouse felt uncannily on time, even to my uninitiated ear.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weekend. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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