as in holiday
a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended
area schools are on vacation that week in February so local ski resorts do a booming business
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as in to holiday
to take or spend a vacation
hoping to vacation in Spain this summer
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Recent Examples of vacation
Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
What happens if an employee is on leave or vacation?
—Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Angel Saunders, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
The line, however, is beginning to blur as people who vacation on yachts begin to view cruise liners through a charter lens.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The post also features photos of Emme during an onstage performance, Max dressed in a school uniform and the family at home and on vacation.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
What happens if an employee is on leave or vacation?
—Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Verb
The 25-year-old influencer had been vacationing with Payne before his death and appeared in various videos from his final posts on Snapchat.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
The line, however, is beginning to blur as people who vacation on yachts begin to view cruise liners through a charter lens.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacation
Noun
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The report also found many consumers start holiday shopping early to manage expenses, with 22 percent beginning as early as August.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Although third-quarter holiday trading was surprisingly robust — comparable store sales dipped 4 percent compared with analysts’ expectations of a 12 percent drop — Burberry remains on a long road to recovery.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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All agencies were directed to put diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) staff on leave, related programs were shuttered and employees were ordered to remove pronouns from their signatures.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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What about employees who are on leave without access to their emails?—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
23 Feb. 2025
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San Marcos led 25-23 at the end of the first quarter, but Cathedral Catholic outscored the Knights 20-15 in the second quarter and led 43-40 at the break.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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And Curry stressed how important the back-half of the season is for the team coming out of the NBA All-Star break.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Vacation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacation. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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