Christmas

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 Last year, the Teamsters staged a five-day strike at Amazon that ended the day after Christmas. Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 Visitors to the Orange County Park can see a replica of Fort Christmas, which was originally built on Christmas Day in 1837 amid the Second Seminole War by 2,000 U.S. Army and Alabama volunteers. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025 Along with his daughter, Santa, and a group of misfits, Vance will have to pull off the greatest heist of his life to save Christmas. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025 Diamond Valley Lake, near Hemet, the largest such potable water storage facility in Southern California, was at 97% of capacity shortly after Christmas. Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Christmas 

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“Christmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Christmas. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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