weekend

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Recent Examples of weekend 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 At these multi-weekend events, artisans sold jewelry, candles and clothing; musicians played lutes and flutes; and fire-eaters, jugglers, acrobats and jousters performed feats of medieval derring-do. Washington Post, 24 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weekend
Adjective
  • Community colleges, tailored to non-traditional students, would bear the brunt of the impact, Edens said, as more students enroll part-time.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
  • Many older Suzuki models feature a part-time four-wheel drive system with low-range selection.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Adjective
  • Issues surrounding Gen Z run the gamut from being unprepared to enter the workforce to lacking in motivation to unable to take feedback.
    AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
  • That’s especially true when the community is unprepared.
    Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • To the rescue of those uninitiated of the ins and outs of professional golf came renowned golf influencer Paige Spiranac, who dedicated a post on her X profile, which has more than one million followers, to explaining the issue.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
  • Game players knew this was coming and fidgeted in their seats to see what their uninitiated friends and family would make of last night’s big The Last of Us episode.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weekend. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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