as in vacations
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 rests
to take or spend a vacation
saw kangaroos while holidaying in Australia
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Recent Examples of holidays
Eve Chen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
There are only seven legislative days before the funding deadline due to the Jewish holidays -- which presents a real scheduling challenge for lawmakers.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Both parents frequently share photos on Facebook of the family attending sporting games together, spending holidays together and going on vacations.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, 12 percent said family life would be much easier without an animal, as pets often limited holidays, day trips, and even work travel.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
And for those who could afford it, back in the old country, brisket was served on the Sabbath or holidays, wrapping it in loving memories of family and community.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
The summer of 2025 was the first when coolcation went big, with holidays spent in cooler rather than warmer places.
—Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
By the early 1970s, package holidays were how millions of Britons took their holidays — usually to Spanish resorts on the Costa del Sol — thanks to their convenience and affordability.
—Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Bayrou called the vote in a bid to push through an unpopular 44 billion euros savings plan that includes scrapping two public holidays and freezing spending.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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Google Flights didn’t highlight specific booking windows for Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or other fall and winter holidays.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
There are only seven legislative days before the funding deadline due to the Jewish holidays -- which presents a real scheduling challenge for lawmakers.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Both parents frequently share photos on Facebook of the family attending sporting games together, spending holidays together and going on vacations.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, 12 percent said family life would be much easier without an animal, as pets often limited holidays, day trips, and even work travel.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
And for those who could afford it, back in the old country, brisket was served on the Sabbath or holidays, wrapping it in loving memories of family and community.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
The summer of 2025 was the first when coolcation went big, with holidays spent in cooler rather than warmer places.
—Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
By the early 1970s, package holidays were how millions of Britons took their holidays — usually to Spanish resorts on the Costa del Sol — thanks to their convenience and affordability.
—Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Bayrou called the vote in a bid to push through an unpopular 44 billion euros savings plan that includes scrapping two public holidays and freezing spending.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holidays
vacations
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Discretionary expenses include things like entertainment, vacations and hobbies.—
Lynn Mayabb,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
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Family photos, viewed by Fox News Digital, captured the Robinson family of five traveling together on vacations, from an Alaskan adventure in helmets and harnesses to a cruise and a trip to Universal Studios.—
Michael Ruiz , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Holidays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holidays. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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