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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Companies attributed nearly 100,000 layoffs to AI between 2023 and March 2026, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

She had her Christmas Day sermon to write.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The day after Christmas, he was back on the street.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Have you heard that snow at Easter is just as common as it is at Christmas?

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

We didn’t have a Christmas tree, but we’d made paper chains in school, and Ma dug out our wispy old tinsel garlands.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo