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pre-Christmas

British

adjective

of or relating to the period prior to Christmas

the pre-Christmas rush

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Example Sentences

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The S&P 500 barely has budged from its pre-Christmas trading levels.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Over the pre-Christmas weekend, the U.S. seized one oil tanker leaving Venezuela and pursued another.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

Crude futures ended a shortened pre-Christmas session with little change as U.S. actions to contain Venezuela’s oil trade and continuing Russia-Ukraine tensions provided support against views of oversupply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

The selloff continued even as the company said that based on attendance at its movie theaters and admissions revenue, it had the best pre-Christmas holiday weekend since 2021.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025

Every evening during the pre-Christmas season, we would bake cookies and sit at the dining room table to have cookies and milk while Grandma read to us and we made gifts for each other.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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