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noun

plural of vacation
as in holidays
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of vacation
as in rests
to take or spend a vacation hoping to vacation in Spain this summer

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Recent Examples of vacations
Noun
That’s because new data says boomers are splashing their cash on vacations instead of setting it aside for future generations. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Hey, look, those European vacations aren’t going to pay for themselves. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Fond of travel but afraid to fly, Pan would take longish vacations in the Mediterranean, the Middle East, or Mexico, sometimes accompanied by his nieces. — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Moms are often the ones coordinating vacations on behalf of their family—doing the hotel research, remembering everyone’s preferences, and aiming to please. — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Nicks said she's specifically noticed steep price increases over recent years in the grocery store produce aisle and when looking at airline flights for vacations. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 On his Instagram, Hori posted pictures of beach vacations in Europe and the Caribbean. — Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 Research suggests vacations involving mastery experiences, such as learning a new skill or taking on a challenge, can have lasting benefits, with one study linking them to greater wellbeing one month later. — Julia Eskins, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026 For the past decade, the family had booked vacations through Quintessentially, a high-end concierge service, says Dawood. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
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The novel follows Lucy, a tourist who vacations on Canada’s Prince Edward Island. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 His family often vacations in Florence because of an apartment his family owns there. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 James Campbell, who vacations in the area from California, was sipping his coffee on the beach at the time. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026 Then again, my mother-in-law still vacations with my husband’s ex, so maybe my boundaries are all screwy. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacations
  1. holidays
  2. leaves
Noun
  • Parking will remain free outside those hours and on city holidays.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Theater Alliance, known for staging socially conscious plays, and In Series, which breaks down the rigid traditions of opera, will trade off shows in the black box (alternating who gets it for holidays, for example).
    — Rudi Greenberg, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Inside was a tumble of papers, some moldy, some with partial footprints, leaves and twigs interspersed among the pages.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Like other firs, the needlelike leaves of the oyamel fir grow directly from the branch, and the needles’ bases, which are shaped like suction cups, leave conspicuous circular scars when the leaves fall.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
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“Vacations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacations. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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