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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Surfboards, ladders, long-stock lumber, the perennial Christmas tree—all of it can stick through the open hatch window long enough to get where you’re going.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

From January to May, U.S. technology companies announced 123,653 cuts, up 66% from the same period in 2025, according to a June report from global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Will this be the first year in the past handful that I choose to watch something other than “Carol” on Christmas day?

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

"We could not be happier to announce this new three-part Christmas gift to her millions of fans."

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

“Funny. It looks like a giant Christmas present wrapped in blue paper.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith