as in Advent
a Christian holiday that is celebrated on December 25 in honor of the birth of Jesus Christ or the period of time that comes before and after this holiday
We're spending Christmas with my parents.
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Recent Examples of Christmas
North America’s longest running community science project started in 1900: the annual Christmas Bird Count.
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Sarah Boon
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
First and foremost were all the family holidays where contrarians attempted to ruin things like the wonder of Christmas by trotting out their anti-Santa Claus views.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
The first movie post New Years 2022, in the wake of a Christmas filled with Avatar: The Way of Water, opened to a great $30.4M hot off a marketing campaign consisting of dancing Megans which became a TikTok sensation.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 June 2025
No one wants to send a work email while tucked into a Tyrolean trundle bed like a Christmas elf.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 June 2025
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Sarah Boon
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
First and foremost were all the family holidays where contrarians attempted to ruin things like the wonder of Christmas by trotting out their anti-Santa Claus views.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
The first movie post New Years 2022, in the wake of a Christmas filled with Avatar: The Way of Water, opened to a great $30.4M hot off a marketing campaign consisting of dancing Megans which became a TikTok sensation.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 June 2025
No one wants to send a work email while tucked into a Tyrolean trundle bed like a Christmas elf.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Christmas
Advent
Noun
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In light of a strong set of intentions set out today, the Board have confidence that Advent is committed to supporting Spectris with investment that will drive growth and accelerate delivery of our strategic objectives.—
Ganesh Rao,Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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Ariel shared that all existing investors including Advent International, Brighton Park Capital, Revaia, and Greenfield Partners, returned to support Coralogix’s continued growth and launch into agentic AI observability.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“Christmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Christmas. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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