as in holidaying
to take or spend a vacation
hoping to vacation in Spain this summer
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Recent Examples of vacationing
Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
In Bezos’ imagined future, Earth is reserved for living and vacationing, perhaps preserved indefinitely as a national park.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The pair had previously enjoyed vacationing in Arizona, according to news reports and social media posts.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2025
Outsider is about a man (Pellegrino) whose wife is taken by human traffickers while vacationing with her in another country.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Pena was previously accused of raping an American woman vacationing in Costa Rica, and the pair were allegedly associated with TdA, a foreign terrorist organization.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
At its onset, Santor and his family were vacationing in the Cayman Islands.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Sylvain Amic, president of the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, died of heart failure August 31 while vacationing in the south of France.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2025
The trio can frequently be seen together on social media, spending holidays together, vacationing and celebrating momentous occasions including her 2022 middle school graduation.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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In July, a Santa Clara County jury ruled that Herchen had civil liability for the November 29, 2019 death of 36-year-old Alice Ku, who was last seen alive while the two were vacationing in the area of Hualien, Taiwan.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
In Bezos’ imagined future, Earth is reserved for living and vacationing, perhaps preserved indefinitely as a national park.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The pair had previously enjoyed vacationing in Arizona, according to news reports and social media posts.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2025
Outsider is about a man (Pellegrino) whose wife is taken by human traffickers while vacationing with her in another country.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Pena was previously accused of raping an American woman vacationing in Costa Rica, and the pair were allegedly associated with TdA, a foreign terrorist organization.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
At its onset, Santor and his family were vacationing in the Cayman Islands.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Sylvain Amic, president of the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, died of heart failure August 31 while vacationing in the south of France.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2025
The trio can frequently be seen together on social media, spending holidays together, vacationing and celebrating momentous occasions including her 2022 middle school graduation.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacationing
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The tradition was started by Queen Elizabeth in 1988, meaning all of her grandchildren grew up holidaying at the beloved home.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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CFMoto is not resting on its laurels, having just recently revealed its first-ever inline-four sports motorcycle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Sep. 2025
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The visible-light photo, taken by one of Maxar Technologies' WorldView Legion satellites orbiting at an altitude of 312 miles (518 kilometers), shows what appears to be a fleet of fighter jets resting on the ramp adjacent to the runway surrounded by brown, arid soil.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit also claims taxpayer funds were improperly used to pay for an investigation by retired Judge LaDoris Cordell, which fueled calls for Corpus’s ouster, and describes the probe as a pretext to discredit her administration.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Welsh is a retired Four-Star Navy General with 40 years of service.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Vacationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacationing. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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