as in vacation
a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended
the member of parliament met his wife while on holiday in the south of France
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as in to vacation
to take or spend a vacation
saw kangaroos while holidaying in Australia
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Recent Examples of holiday
Alexander Tin, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
The day, an official holiday, takes on a festival feel, with schools and government offices closed, and workers out in the streets.
—Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 13 May 2024
Here’s how to outsource your way to holiday happiness in 2024.
—Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2023
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Noun
Weekly cases peaked at 577 late last year, before plummeting to less than 200 over the New Year's holiday.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
The day, an official holiday, takes on a festival feel, with schools and government offices closed, and workers out in the streets.
—Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
The two have over the years holidayed together in Siberia, with the Kremlin flaunting the photos of the two hiking and horse-riding together.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 13 May 2024
Here’s how to outsource your way to holiday happiness in 2024.
—Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2023
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“Holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holiday. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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