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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He netted six goals in five games during a purple patch just before Christmas.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Analysts, including Blake Anderson, found that the K-shaped sentiment had been easing, from around Christmas through February, just before the start of the war.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

He has previously competed as a contestant on the 2024 Strictly Christmas special.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

I received a copy of “Big Bang” for Christmas when I was 17, and its story of a scientific revolution remains as mind-expanding now as it did then.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

This was our first Christmas apart, and for all of us, our first without Togbe.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo