snow day

noun

US
: a day when schools and businesses are closed because a lot of snow is falling

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After Kansas City Public Schools canceled, Edgar Palacios decided to take a snow day, too, to spend time with his daughter. Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2025 Winners This week's Pet of the Week winners are two adorable Yorkshire terriers who recently had a surprise when they were treated to a snow day. Alice Gibbs, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025 Better yet, classes were canceled to make up for an unused snow day. Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025 Your backyard or driveway sledding on a snow day this is not. Terry Ward, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snow day

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“Snow day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20day. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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