Thesaurus results for WEEKEND

weekend

adjective

Definition of weekend

as in part-time

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Recent Examples of weekend Mandalorian and Grogu in pre-weekend tracking is hoping to clear $80M-$100M over the four days. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 May 2026 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 Fyre Festival was supposed to be an elaborate, weekend-long music festival in 2017, but its meltdown went viral on social media, as attendees documented makeshift tents and meager food offerings. — Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022 McLaren did come away with a three-point gain on Mercedes — a small dent in the pre-weekend deficit of 89, a gap ballooned significantly by McLaren’s double DNS in China. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for weekend

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Adjective

Troops often serve in a part-time capacity, juggling their Guard duty with typical civilian careers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
After his father’s death, Halty enrolled at a San Diego community college and worked part-time jobs while living in his car.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of part-time

Adjective

But for most of the world, and particularly for countries and companies caught unprepared, the impact on GDP is clearly downward.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 June 2026
The Financial Cost Of Poor Health Planning A family can spend years optimizing a tax strategy that saves tens of thousands of dollars while simultaneously remaining unprepared for a health event that costs hundreds of thousands.

— John Samuels, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of unprepared

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For any uninitiated readers, the title is a reference to the Old Testament’s Book of Leviticus.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
The idea is to have expert hairstylists train uninitiated or intimidated fathers on how to comb and braid their kids’ hair, using salon-type head mannequins but in a setting for bros.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

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