the holidays
plural noun
US
: the time from November until the beginning of January during which many holidays are celebrated
I'm looking forward to going home for the holidays.
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Average daily trading volume was at least $5 billion in every month of 2024 except December (typically a slow month around the holidays).
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Hank Tucker, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
It just over the holidays that reports came out of Chalamet spending the holidays with Jenner and her kids.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 18 Feb. 2025
Everyone is exhausted and tapped out financially from the holidays and nobody wants to party or buy gifts.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 17 Feb. 2025
Its chips now power more than 1 in 10 high-end laptops sold at U.S. retail stores during the holidays.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
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Hank Tucker, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
It just over the holidays that reports came out of Chalamet spending the holidays with Jenner and her kids.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 18 Feb. 2025
Everyone is exhausted and tapped out financially from the holidays and nobody wants to party or buy gifts.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 17 Feb. 2025
Its chips now power more than 1 in 10 high-end laptops sold at U.S. retail stores during the holidays.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
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“The holidays.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20holidays. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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