as in holiday
a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended
area schools are on vacation that week in February so local ski resorts do a booming business
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as in to holiday
to take or spend a vacation
hoping to vacation in Spain this summer
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Recent Examples of vacation
Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2025
In the final Please Don’t Destroy video for the season, the depressed trio were treated to a little vacation complete with first-class airline tickets courtesy of the finale’s host Scarlett Johansson.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 May 2025
Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Newsom is lobbying Canadian tourists to continue vacationing in the Golden State, weeks after pleading with world leaders to look past Trump’s tariffs and keep trading with California.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Party boats and vacation resorts are just an arm’s reach away, but instead of providing hope, their music serves to drown out the screams.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2025
In the final Please Don’t Destroy video for the season, the depressed trio were treated to a little vacation complete with first-class airline tickets courtesy of the finale’s host Scarlett Johansson.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 May 2025
Verb
The couple — along with their three children Saxon, Sarah and Sam (played by Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola) — are among the people vacationing at the resort in Thailand.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Newsom is lobbying Canadian tourists to continue vacationing in the Golden State, weeks after pleading with world leaders to look past Trump’s tariffs and keep trading with California.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacation
Noun
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Parking passes for holidays and weekends may be purchased up to 14 days prior to arrival, or up until 3 p.m. on the day of arrival, if capacity is not reached, officials said.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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What is the difference between Armed Forces Day and other military holidays?—
James Powel,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The officer was placed on administrative leave and an investigation is underway, authorities said.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
19 May 2025
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Mercer's survey of 630 U.S. organizations found 62% now offer bereavement leave for pregnancy loss, and 58% offer bereavement leave for miscarriage.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Verizon said all of the same provisions will apply to Frontier. Need a break?—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Chances arrived at both ends before the decisive moment, David Silva bouncing a close-range volley over the bar before the break, while Kenwyne Jones toe-poked a shot into a sprawling Joe Hart — Stoke’s only on-target attempt of the game.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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“Vacation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacation. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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