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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
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weekend
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And that’s how the part-time pastor met Leap Housing founder Bart Cochran, the man who is now his boss at the affordable housing nonprofit.—
Mark Dee
June 19,
Idaho Statesman,
19 June 2026
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Ever since Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement, fans have turned into part-time wedding planners, part-time private investigators and full-time internet detectives.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Passing a child who is unprepared may be the cruelest act of all.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
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This crisis manifests across personal lives, family dynamics, organizational trust, and societal institutions, with many feeling unprepared and disengaged.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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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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The museum also hosts quarterly open houses for locals looking to learn more about their hometown history and uninitiated out-of-towners intrigued by roadside mythos of the South’s most iconic diner.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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“Weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weekend. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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