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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Gritting lorries are out in force across the country to treat roads as thousands return to work and school after the Christmas break.

From BBC

Some schools, which were due to reopen on Monday after the Christmas holidays, will remain closed.

From BBC

Devon County Council said five schools due to reopen after the Christmas break on Monday or Tuesday may be affected by the outage.

From BBC

He reached round four of the Worlds over Christmas, but 2025 was not a good year.

From BBC

Officials confirmed that all of the missing students and teachers had been rescued just before Christmas.

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