holiday weekend

noun

: a weekend that is preceded or followed by a holiday

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Combined with the bitter cold and a holiday weekend, the city felt very quiet this weekend aside from the political tourists. Cate Martel, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025 Accounting startup Bench had a whirlwind holiday weekend that started with an abrupt shutdown and ended with a hasty acquisition. Ryan Lawler, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, Paramount Pictures’ Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which topped the domestic box office in its opening frame Dec. 20-22, is projected by Deadline to take the No. 2 spot at the extended holiday weekend box office with $59.4 million in domestic ticket sales from 3,769 locations. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 The reboot of Wolf Man appears to be no match for Mufasa: The Lion King at the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend box office. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for holiday weekend 

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“Holiday weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holiday%20weekend. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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