Thanksgiving Day
noun
: a day appointed for giving thanks for divine goodness: such as
a
: the fourth Thursday in November observed as a legal holiday in the U.S.
b
: the second Monday in October observed as a legal holiday in Canada
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Apparently, the Chiefs are looking to become a staple on Christmas, like the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 7 Apr. 2025
Visit Orlando, the region’s tourism marketing agency, has gotten millions of hotel tax dollars to promote theme parks to Taylor Swift fans, run television ads during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and court international visitors from Canada to Chile.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
The flights will begin before Chuseok (October 15), also known as Korean Thanksgiving Day, which celebrates both the harvest and their ancestors.
—Brandon Withrow, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
Recently, Macy’s signed a new 10-year rights deal with NBCUniversal, for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks on NBC, Peacock and Telemundo.
—David Moin, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 7 Apr. 2025
Visit Orlando, the region’s tourism marketing agency, has gotten millions of hotel tax dollars to promote theme parks to Taylor Swift fans, run television ads during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and court international visitors from Canada to Chile.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
The flights will begin before Chuseok (October 15), also known as Korean Thanksgiving Day, which celebrates both the harvest and their ancestors.
—Brandon Withrow, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
Recently, Macy’s signed a new 10-year rights deal with NBCUniversal, for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks on NBC, Peacock and Telemundo.
—David Moin, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Thanksgiving Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thanksgiving%20Day. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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