Weekend Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster

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Noun

Where will the Lyrids meteor shower be visible? Other meteor showers to look forward to in 2023 Stargazers are in store for a real treat this weekend!

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Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 23 Apr. 2023

Sofia Richie and Elliot Grainge are getting married in the French Riviera this weekend, and the model has already worn a series of elegant looks ahead of the nuptials.

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Quinci Legardye, Harper’s BAZAAR, 23 Apr. 2023

There’s a chance to observe some shooting stars in the sky this weekend.

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Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2023

Want to take part in the fun and get your share of the 100,000 oysters organizers expect to dish out this weekend?

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Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2023

The National Weather Service says this warm front will help to raise snow levels above about 4,000 feet keeping pass roads fairly clear for much of the weekend.

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oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2023

The Gunners remain atop the Premier League entering the weekend, but have seen their gap over Manchester City, who have a game in hand, shrink to four points.

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Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023

This weekend’s closures follow a series of shutterings in the 610-Galleria universe over the last year and change.

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Dan Carson, Chron, 21 Apr. 2023

Fierce fighting between the Sudanese Army and a paramilitary force has raged in Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum since this past weekend, raising security concerns for Americans and citizens from other countries who have been trapped by the fighting.

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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2023

Verb

The weeknight and weekend $2 flat fare would remain.

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Justin George, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2023

Monos: Monos is offering up to 20 percent off select luggage and travel bags all weekend long with code LABORDAY2022.

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Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2022

Lily Jade’s best diaper bag is designed for the fashionable and on-the-go parent who wants a functional and stylish diaper bag that can easily transition from workdays to weekend adventures.

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Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023

Indian Prairie District 204 will use a $500,000 grant from Edward-Elmhurst Health to fund afterschool and weekend mental health therapy sessions at four schools.

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Joseph Ruzich, Chicago Tribune, 16 Nov. 2022

After shooting a 1-under 71 in the first round on Thursday and a 1-over 73 in the second round on Friday, Mullinax advanced to weekend play on the cut line.

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Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 16 July 2022

Veteran evening anchor Jeff Hullinger has been moved to weekend evening anchor.

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Rodney Ho, ajc, 5 July 2022

In-person showings and meetings were prohibited, and weekend open houses were canceled.

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Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 June 2022

The top 50 and ties advanced to weekend play – a total of 52 players.

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Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2022

Adjective

Vittert, an ex-weekend anchor at Fox News, holds down the 7 p.m. hour, followed by Cuomo, followed by Abrams (who still holds the post of chief legal analyst at ABC News as well).

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Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023

Fyre Festival was supposed to be an elaborate, weekend-long music festival in 2017, but its meltdown went viral on social media, as attendees documented makeshift tents and meager food offerings.

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Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022

Fyre Festival was supposed to be an elaborate, weekend-long music festival in 2017 with tickets costing up to $250,000.

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Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 19 May 2022

Plus eight more weekend-fun ideas from Times listings coordinator Matt Cooper.

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Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022

Meanwhile, an unprecedented number of bus drivers are out sick during the surge of the omicron variant, putting weekend-level bus service on the region’s roads seven days a week.

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Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2022

This winter, the team will sponsor a growing, weekend-long pond hockey tournament in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

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Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Nov. 2021

At these multi-weekend events, artisans sold jewelry, candles and clothing; musicians played lutes and flutes; and fire-eaters, jugglers, acrobats and jousters performed feats of medieval derring-do.

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Washington Post, 24 June 2021

Not many players in this field had experienced a multi-weekend run.

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Chad Lindskog, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2021

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