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Synonyms

long weekend

British  

noun

  1. a weekend holiday extended by a day or days on either side

"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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Investors are returning from the long weekend with some optimism as that old chestnut — hopes for an Iran peace pact — is helping push bond yields lower and stock futures higher.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Trading will likely be cautious given we’re heading into a long weekend in the U.S. and U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It promises to be a joyful long weekend for Leeds supporters - but how long must they wait before safety is mathematically confirmed?

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Government bond supply will slow ahead of a long weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Also, one time, when I was a kid, we went to Orlando for a long weekend, but Mom ate a bad piece of fish at Magic Kingdom and we ended up coming home early.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

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