Christmas

[kris-muhs] / ˈkrɪs məs /

NOUN

christmastime

Synonyms

STRONG

Christmastide Noel Xmas Yule Yuletide

WEAK

Christmas Day Christmas Eve Christmas night the Nativity

Example Sentences

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"We had a lot of snow at the end of October, then not enough over the Christmas holidays," explains Bonnevie, the head of the mountain patrol teams.

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The accusation blew the family apart, with Kimberley running away to Guess's home for two weeks in the run-up to Christmas.

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A man identified as Male B spoke of her pregnancy, saying: "Just think next Christmas you'll be a mum. How cool."

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"I want to start totally anew, and if I stayed on my tour, that would mean I wouldn't even be able to start working on that until after Christmas."

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On Christmas Eve 2022, her asked for £150 for a car tyre, telling her if she did not help him he wouldn't visit her on Boxing Day.

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