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
Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Naomi Watts soaked up the sun with her kids and her husband, Billy Crudup, on a recent vacation to Barbados.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Corbet was cast as Peter, one of two psychopathic young men who torture a family vacationing at a lake house.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend's holiday vacation continues!
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors
Naomi Watts soaked up the sun with her kids and her husband, Billy Crudup, on a recent vacation to Barbados.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
The White Lotus is an anthology series, with each season following a new group of guests vacationing at a different White Lotus resort.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Corbet was cast as Peter, one of two psychopathic young men who torture a family vacationing at a lake house.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacation
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Except the problem is Vail Mountain, which owns Park City, didn't let any of know that there's a ski patrol strike going on so less than 20 percent of the mountain was open at the peak holiday time.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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In a nutshell Days before the Christmas holiday, Mexico’s economy minister Marcelo Ebrard announced that the country would boost import tariffs on a range of apparel and textile products and inputs by up to 35 percent.Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2025
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Use a bright light and check the undersides of the leaves, stems, and buds weekly.Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
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Production And Packaging Problems Unfortunately, tea bags often contain tea dust and food colorings instead of real tea leaves.Ivan Terzi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Otherwise, things would feel a lot bleaker for the Senators since the holiday break.Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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While the region is currently getting a break from the Santa Ana, meteorologists expect the winds to pick back up early next week.Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Vacation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacation. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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