Thanksgiving Day
noun
: a day appointed for giving thanks for divine goodness: such as
a
: the fourth Thursday in November observed as a legal holiday in the U.S.
b
: the second Monday in October observed as a legal holiday in Canada
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This includes New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is another example.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2025
Frazier, who was pronounced dead at 6:36 p.m. CT, was on Death Row for the murder of 41-year-old Pauline Brown, a mother of two killed just before Thanksgiving Day in 1991.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Lou Ella was born Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, 1927, in Cosmos.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is another example.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2025
Frazier, who was pronounced dead at 6:36 p.m. CT, was on Death Row for the murder of 41-year-old Pauline Brown, a mother of two killed just before Thanksgiving Day in 1991.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Lou Ella was born Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, 1927, in Cosmos.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Thanksgiving Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thanksgiving%20Day. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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