as in holidayed
to take or spend a vacation
hoping to vacation in Spain this summer
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Recent Examples of vacationed
In the summer of 2024, an unidentified German man, his wife, and their two children vacationed on the island of Kos, booking an 11-night stay at the Grecotel Kos Imperial resort, the New York Times reports, citing court documents.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Maestrelli, who has vacationed all her life in Forte, told me the hotel, which opened last year, was built as a private villa in 1899.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
To be clear, although Swift and Kelce have previously vacationed at the exclusive Yellowstone Club, there is no indication the couple plans to marry there.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Generations of families have vacationed here or have been members.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
In August, the whole family had vacationed together in Disney World.
—Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Left to hire out his time while his enslaver vacationed in Bermuda, Grimes went to the Savannah harbor seeking work.
—Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Their families vacationed at the same time.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Larry is close with Benjamin Netanyahu, who reportedly vacationed on Larry’s Hawaiian island in 2021.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Maestrelli, who has vacationed all her life in Forte, told me the hotel, which opened last year, was built as a private villa in 1899.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
To be clear, although Swift and Kelce have previously vacationed at the exclusive Yellowstone Club, there is no indication the couple plans to marry there.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Generations of families have vacationed here or have been members.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
In August, the whole family had vacationed together in Disney World.
—Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Left to hire out his time while his enslaver vacationed in Bermuda, Grimes went to the Savannah harbor seeking work.
—Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Their families vacationed at the same time.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Larry is close with Benjamin Netanyahu, who reportedly vacationed on Larry’s Hawaiian island in 2021.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacationed
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Johnson, who knew Williams from their time with Wales, talked his countryman into the move to Forest from Anfield in the Greek sunshine as the pair holidayed together in 2022.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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One team is rested, and the other might have some momentum.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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For example, lawyers for the New Mexico Department of Justice on Wednesday rested their case in the second phase of the state’s lawsuit against social media giant Meta.—
Bhakti Mirchandani,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Vacationed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacationed. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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