holiday season
noun
US
: the time from late November through January when several holidays (such as Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's Eve) happen
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Shooting is scheduled to begin later this year for a 2025 holiday season premiere.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 Mar. 2025
Walmart is among the first big U.S. retailers to report results for the fourth quarter, including holiday season sales.
—Siddharth Cavale, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Sales were revised higher for December, possibly indicating a pullback by consumers after a holiday season splurge.
—CBS News, 20 Feb. 2025
That would create a bizarre situation where games would either be stuck now avoiding a different window, or scrambling to actually launch earlier in the 2025 holiday season like they were supposed to.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 Mar. 2025
Walmart is among the first big U.S. retailers to report results for the fourth quarter, including holiday season sales.
—Siddharth Cavale, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Sales were revised higher for December, possibly indicating a pullback by consumers after a holiday season splurge.
—CBS News, 20 Feb. 2025
That would create a bizarre situation where games would either be stuck now avoiding a different window, or scrambling to actually launch earlier in the 2025 holiday season like they were supposed to.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for holiday season
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“Holiday season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holiday%20season. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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