the holidays

plural noun

US
: the time from November until the beginning of January during which many holidays are celebrated
I'm looking forward to going home for the holidays.

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Give yourself the gift of sweet, smooth skin this season or stock up ahead of the holidays for a treat everyone will love to open. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Russ was in his 16th week of training and would have been sworn in around the holidays, Atlanta police Chief Darin Schierbaum told reporters at an afternoon news conference. — Vanessa McCray, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Noodle kugel is a natural at Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, or the break-fast after Yom Kippur, but don’t limit it to the holidays. — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026 During the holidays, that could mean repositioning inventory as demand shifts, identifying supplier or transportation delays sooner, or dynamically finding the fastest and most cost-effective way to fulfill an order when conditions change. — Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the holidays

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“The holidays.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20holidays. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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