as in vacations
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 sabbaticals
Galleries featuring emerging artists, a rotating list of artists-in-residence, as well as a program offering semester-long sabbaticals, were also on the docket for the unfulfilled project.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
Let engineers, designers and PMs take social sabbaticals to solve real-world problems at scale.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
Let engineers, designers and PMs take social sabbaticals to solve real-world problems at scale.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sabbaticals
Noun
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Careers and families took up their time and energy; vacations were for kids’ college tours or visiting relatives.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Even the brand’s beloved canvas travel bag is discounted, just in time for all of your spring vacations.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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John Merryman Redondo Beach As the NBA season breaks for All-Star weekend, there is one player who is single-handedly leading his fractured team to victory after victory, with his great scoring, passing and stout defense.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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When workers asked politicians in Miami-Dade County for a measure that would ensure basic protections like water and breaks, it was derailed by construction and agriculture lobbyists.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Stephanie Ryder At the University of Washington, a top public university for biomedical research that relies on NIH money, administrators last year implemented a hiring freeze, travel restrictions and furloughs.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
4 Feb. 2026
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But the memo said that 18,946 of the department’s 27,206 direct hire American employees are exempted from potential furloughs if the shutdown continues.—
Meg Kinnard,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These deer are smaller than those typical in North America, according to one member of the staff because the deer never had to evolve to become taller to reach higher branches on trees when there was such an abundance of leaves to eat in the Yucatán jungle.—
John Newton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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Sun scorch, on the other hand, typically causes plant leaves to wilt, discolor, or turn crispy.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Feb. 2026
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Costco is open on the federal holidays of MLK Day, Presidents Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The National Confectioners Association here in the United States, an organization that brought together some of the biggest chocolate producers also began to do collective marketing efforts around key holidays like Halloween, Valentine's Day, Christmas, Easter to promote chocolate to US consumers.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Guardrails must be placed inside legislation to ensure that Texans’ privacy, liberties, safety, job opportunities, and cognition are protected from the rise of Artificial Intelligence.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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My issue isn’t with the liberties themselves—every good adaptation takes its share of them.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sabbaticals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sabbaticals. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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