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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And I started finding executive orders for clemencies, for furloughs—people leaving at Christmas for 10 days and coming back.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Challenger, Gray & Christmas predicts 790,000 teen jobs this summer, a potential record low.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Responding “We bought a Christmas tree” is a happy, cozy statement, reflecting that you will not be spending Christmas alone, or, one can infer, most likely dying alone too.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The bus scheme, to run from 1 to 31 August, mirrors one trialled in the West of England which covers summer, Easter and Christmas holidays.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

It smelled of peppermint and medicine, like aftershave or Christmas.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse