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Synonyms

festive season

British  

noun

  1. the period immediately leading up to Christmas and ending just after New Year

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“That’s quite concerning. Even the festive season isn’t really giving people the desire to spend as they did before.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

After taking a train home to her native Hebei province, Beijing resident Hua Lei told AFP she would observe a subdued festive season.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The song also reminded Americans what they were fighting for and captured a yearning to be home with family during the festive season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

“Home Alone” is a seminal Christmas classic that airs on millions of screens across the world every festive season, more than three decades after the movie premiered.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Strange scenes were witnessed in parts of the firing line during the festive season.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by Parrott, James Edward

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