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on vacation

ADJECTIVE
off
Synonyms
STRONGEST
outside
STRONG
absent canceled finished postponed slight slim
WEAK
inoperative negligible not employed not on duty slender small unavailable
Antonyms
WEAK
here on present
ADVERB
off duty
Synonyms
WEAK
at liberty on furlough on holiday on leave on one's own time on sabbatical

Example Sentences

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Much of Europe is on vacation on Friday and Monday is a holiday in the U.K., which means markets for more conventional assets, like stocks, will be closed.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

But Gussalli Beretta says he was told the chairman, John Cosentino Jr., was on vacation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Because Ayala made daily visits to the homes on his route, he also knew who was on vacation, who was moving and who was having a medical crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick got caught in an obvious lie about his relationship with Epstein, insisting he barely knew the man, when in reality they were business partners who were photographed on vacation together.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

By the summer of 2004, I was in Colorado on vacation.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman