plural vacays
US, informal
: vacation
a family vacay
vacay plans
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Like a vision board, hanging up a collage inspired by your personal perfect vacay can motivate you to complete the steps needed to buy that plane ticket.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2025
But if a beach vacay isn’t in the cards, the best hammocks for lounging, napping, or catching a breeze can stylishly bring the tropics to your own indoor and outdoor spaces.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2025
The best liquid bronzers will quickly turn your skin from lackluster to glowy—no beach vacay required.
—April Benshosan, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025
There’s also Fake Friend Tour, based on a true story, which sees three girls from Los Angeles travel to Ireland, only for their vacay to go awry when they get involved with the wrong Dublin mobster.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
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Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2025
But if a beach vacay isn’t in the cards, the best hammocks for lounging, napping, or catching a breeze can stylishly bring the tropics to your own indoor and outdoor spaces.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2025
The best liquid bronzers will quickly turn your skin from lackluster to glowy—no beach vacay required.
—April Benshosan, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025
There’s also Fake Friend Tour, based on a true story, which sees three girls from Los Angeles travel to Ireland, only for their vacay to go awry when they get involved with the wrong Dublin mobster.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vacay
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“Vacay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacay. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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