weekend

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Recent Examples of weekend Meanwhile, an unprecedented number of bus drivers are out sick during the surge of the omicron variant, putting weekend-level bus service on the region’s roads seven days a week. Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2022 This winter, the team will sponsor a growing, weekend-long pond hockey tournament in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Nov. 2021 At these multi-weekend events, artisans sold jewelry, candles and clothing; musicians played lutes and flutes; and fire-eaters, jugglers, acrobats and jousters performed feats of medieval derring-do. Washington Post, 24 June 2021 Not many players in this field had experienced a multi-weekend run. Chad Lindskog, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2021 See All Example Sentences for weekend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weekend
Adjective
  • Two of them worked in tech and one was an accountant; two were part-time barmen, part-time singers and actors.
    Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
  • At both colleges, over half of the students attend part-time, according to the Department of Education.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Stratton and Elizondo believe the stigma around aliens and UFOs to be a national security threat leaves Americans woefully unprepared for developments that could change the trajectory of humanity.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The Antarctic weather is also unpredictable, with sudden cold snaps that could be fatal to an unprepared insect.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The script apparently also features period-accurate dialogue with translations and annotations for those uninitiated to Old English.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Still, the project offered a unique opportunity to reunite iconic talent with the franchise (hi, Jennifer Tilly!) and let the screenwriter reimagine his legendary character for an uninitiated, more progressive audience.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024

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“Weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weekend. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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