as in holidaying
to take or spend a vacation
hoping to vacation in Spain this summer
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Recent Examples of vacationing
Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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
Sources told the outlet that the couple broke up over Thanksgiving weekend while vacationing in Vail, Colorado.
—Chelsea Hirsch, SPIN, 10 Dec. 2024
Europe is an increasingly popular option for vacationing Americans.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Living or vacationing somewhere warm this winter?
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 29 Nov. 2024
The couple had been vacationing in Thailand for the holidays when the disaster hit.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
The pair looked nice and cozy while vacationing in Miami.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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The two were vacationing at the luxurious Turtle Island resort in July 2022 when Chen was killed.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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
Sources told the outlet that the couple broke up over Thanksgiving weekend while vacationing in Vail, Colorado.
—Chelsea Hirsch, SPIN, 10 Dec. 2024
Europe is an increasingly popular option for vacationing Americans.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Living or vacationing somewhere warm this winter?
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 29 Nov. 2024
The couple had been vacationing in Thailand for the holidays when the disaster hit.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
The pair looked nice and cozy while vacationing in Miami.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Vacationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacationing. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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