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as in to praise
to proclaim the glory of
a personal essay that celebrates the single life
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as in to commemorate
to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony
a mixed family that celebrates both the Christian and Jewish religious holidays
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Recent Examples of celebrate
But the players soon turned their attention to former Royals pitcher Will Klein, who was celebrated by teammates.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Perry celebrated her 41st birthday with the former Canadian prime minister and a slew of cabaret dancers at the Crazy Horse Paris.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Meghan and Prince Harry, 41, are parents to Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, and Meghan celebrated Lilibet in a post of her own on International Day of the Girl.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The Grammy-winner has partnered with advocacy group GLAAD to celebrate Spirit Day, an annual initiative that rallies celebrities, media outlets, studios, brands, corporations, and other influential voices to stand against the bullying and harassment of LGBTQ+ youth and families.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Perry celebrated her 41st birthday with the former Canadian prime minister and a slew of cabaret dancers at the Crazy Horse Paris.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Meghan and Prince Harry, 41, are parents to Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, and Meghan celebrated Lilibet in a post of her own on International Day of the Girl.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The Grammy-winner has partnered with advocacy group GLAAD to celebrate Spirit Day, an annual initiative that rallies celebrities, media outlets, studios, brands, corporations, and other influential voices to stand against the bullying and harassment of LGBTQ+ youth and families.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celebrate
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Earlier in the day, Knowles spoke with Sherri Shepherd on the Sherri show, and praised Blue Ivy for performing onstage with her mother in front of crowds of 70,000 people per night.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Nagy says Takaichi will likely praise Trump on his immigration policy, which has involved pursuing mass deportations and tightening restrictions on legal immigration.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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By all means, this committee should aim to commemorate the freeing of slaves, Moore acknowledged, once the nationalists had taken over in earnest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Elon Musk and SpaceX are commemorating a major milestone in the commercial spaceflight company's satellite internet service, known as Starlink.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Amish are part of the wider Anabaptist movement, which puts heavy emphasis on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, containing some of his most radical and counter-cultural sayings — to love enemies, live simply, bless persecutors, turn the other cheek and to endure sufferings joyfully.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Obama wore one of her dresses to speak at the DNC in 2012, after which Reese was blessed with an almost-instant backlog of orders.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Celebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebrate. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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