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
AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
During October is when average nightly rates for vacation rentals see their biggest dip, according to Vrbo.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile in Mets land, players are vacationing together, going to teammate weddings and kids birthday parties.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Park City Lodging, with nearly 300 vacation rentals in the area, installed 52 solar panels at its headquarters building to offset energy consumption.
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The mother of a North Carolina woman who was fatally attacked while vacationing in Mexico is pursuing legal action two years after the tragic incident.
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Meanwhile, two storms could collide in the Northeast, possibly posing hazards along the Interstate 95 corridor during the busy holiday travel period this weekend.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Yes, Christmas is on a list of federal holidays in the United States.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the case of a government shutdown, those workers are put on leave because there isn't money budgeted for their job.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Queen, who is on leave as pastor of Friendly Avenue Baptist Church in Greensboro, continues to fight a charge of falsifying records in an attempt to cover up an abuse report.Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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We're not even done with 2024, but Summerfest officials have already announced about half of the festival shows for the amphitheater and BMO Pavilion in 2025. Need a break?Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Whatever Motta said during the break clearly worked as the Bianconeri began the second 45 minutes in impressive fashion, pressing forward in search of more goals.Adam Digby, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Vacation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacation. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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