Thesaurus results for WEEKEND

weekend

adjective

Definition of weekend

as in part-time

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Recent Examples of weekend Plus eight more weekend-fun ideas from Times listings coordinator Matt Cooper. — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022 Meanwhile, an unprecedented number of bus drivers are out sick during the surge of the omicron variant, putting weekend-level bus service on the region’s roads seven days a week. — Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2022 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 Not many players in this field had experienced a multi-weekend run. — Chad Lindskog, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2021 See All Example Sentences for weekend

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Bill Carey, an electrical engineer, has worked part-time as a mentor at GoCreate since the facility opened in 2017.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
But in many organizations, monitoring that work falls to managers, turning them into part-time AI accountants.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of part-time

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Since the Eaton and Palisades fires, there has been report after report documenting how woefully unprepared city, county and fire officials were.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
And then all of a sudden this inciting event happens, and they’re thrown, unprepared, into this world.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of unprepared

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Even though Atlantans may be uninitiated to the rules of eating a New York bagel, many welcome the sudden addition of the northern cuisine.

— Sheeka Sanahori, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Even healthy parasocial dynamics can seem unusual to those uninitiated in internet culture.

— Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 13 July 2026

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