as in vacation
a period of time during which someone does not work at their regular job
Several professors will be taking sabbaticals this year. She recently returned to work after a two-year sabbatical from her acting career.
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Recent Examples of sabbatical
Bank of America’s program allows employees who have been at the company for 15 or more years to take two sabbaticals throughout their career between four and six weeks long.
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Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
These sabbaticals should include a professional development budget, allowing leaders the time and resources to focus on skill-building and innovation that can transform outcomes for their organizations.
—Danielle Moss Cox, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
There is plenty of discussion about the positive influence of sabbaticals.
—Nicole Glenn, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Radical sabbaticals offer employees extended periods to explore different industries or roles, fostering innovation and cross-pollination of ideas.
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—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
These sabbaticals should include a professional development budget, allowing leaders the time and resources to focus on skill-building and innovation that can transform outcomes for their organizations.
—Danielle Moss Cox, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
There is plenty of discussion about the positive influence of sabbaticals.
—Nicole Glenn, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Radical sabbaticals offer employees extended periods to explore different industries or roles, fostering innovation and cross-pollination of ideas.
ForbesWomen: Get the ForbesWomen newsletter, and supercharge your mission with success stories, tips and more.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sabbatical
Noun
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Americans are factoring in their ancestry while booking their vacations, with many digging into their family trees.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Key Takeaway Sure, there’s nothing wrong with filling your days with snorkeling and beach volleyball on vacation.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
24 Feb. 2025
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San Marcos led 25-23 at the end of the first quarter, but Cathedral Catholic outscored the Knights 20-15 in the second quarter and led 43-40 at the break.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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The geographic break corresponded with a pivot in the photographer’s work.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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The most visible fruits of their efforts have been large reductions in force, or RIF in government-speak: layoffs, furloughs and terminations of thousands of Americans who work in the public sector.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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The cuts were achieved with furloughs, a hiring freeze on existing positions and the elimination of some vacant court positions, according to the court’s news release.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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All agencies were directed to put diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) staff on leave, related programs were shuttered and employees were ordered to remove pronouns from their signatures.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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What about employees who are on leave without access to their emails?—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
23 Feb. 2025
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The report also found many consumers start holiday shopping early to manage expenses, with 22 percent beginning as early as August.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Payments are never made on weekends or on federal holidays.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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The façade was replaced with cypress-wood siding, the roof got an upgrade, and some thoughtful liberties were taken with the USM cabinets in the kitchen.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
20 Feb. 2025
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That would effectively hold the threat of re-prosecution over Adams’ head and make his liberty contingent upon his satisfying the future whims of Trump’s DOJ.—
Ron Kuby,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Sabbatical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sabbatical. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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