1
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
Warning signs: Compulsively planning for every possible scenario Struggling to celebrate wins because you're fixated on next challenges
Feeling perpetually restless about pending tasks
How to break free:
Turn your forward-thinking tendency into an advantage through temporal distancing.
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Melody Wilding, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
To celebrate the company’s 20-year anniversary, founder Trish Share developed a cross-country mountain biking trip called the Costa Rica Cycle Challenge.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 13 May 2025
Her breakthrough third album Control, which recently celebrated its 39th anniversary, was the first by a woman to yield five top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and follow-up Rhythm Nation 1814 is to date the only album to spawn seven top-five charting songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
Cinco de Mayo is on May 5, and Chipotle is celebrating with a new gaming experience that can score fans some free food.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Melody Wilding, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
To celebrate the company’s 20-year anniversary, founder Trish Share developed a cross-country mountain biking trip called the Costa Rica Cycle Challenge.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 13 May 2025
Her breakthrough third album Control, which recently celebrated its 39th anniversary, was the first by a woman to yield five top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and follow-up Rhythm Nation 1814 is to date the only album to spawn seven top-five charting songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
Cinco de Mayo is on May 5, and Chipotle is celebrating with a new gaming experience that can score fans some free food.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celebrate
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At the May 13 Village Board meeting, the first meeting since Buchanan resigned, current board members who served with Buchanan praised her.—
Bob Skolnik,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Health advocates praised the new limits, which would require water utilities to reduce PFAS to the lowest level they can be reliably measured.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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King Charles' office is sharing a brand new royal symbol commemorating the last stage in the transition to his reign.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Mr Justice Popplewell cut the ribbon on an emotional day when a mural commemorating the 56 victims of the fire was also unveiled.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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The pope who blessed Rome gave his blessing to the world, to the entire world, that Easter morning.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Their prayers were answered and they were blessed with a boy child, or in the case of Rachel with two sons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2025
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“Celebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebrate. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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