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as in praises
to proclaim the glory of
a personal essay that celebrates the single life
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as in commemorates
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 celebrates
The menu celebrates Mexican staples prepared with care and authenticity.
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Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Attorney celebrates his Mexican heritage through art A prominent Arizona attorney has amassed a collection of artwork that celebrates his Mexican heritage.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The series celebrates a household that dances, laughs, and experiments together.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 8 Jan. 2026
When Chicago celebrates, mourns, rallies, or remembers, chances are something stitched in South Chicago is part of the frame.
—Tom Barnas, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Kim celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's halfpipe at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
The Cinema Eye Honors, now in its 19th year, celebrates the documentary art form in multiple categories.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Her answer landed like a mic drop at Golden Eve, a new primetime special airing Thursday on CBS that celebrates work defined by excellence and lasting impact.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
The Grammys celebrates the best music released within the window of eligibility, which this year is August 31, 2024-August 30, 2025.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Attorney celebrates his Mexican heritage through art A prominent Arizona attorney has amassed a collection of artwork that celebrates his Mexican heritage.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The series celebrates a household that dances, laughs, and experiments together.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 8 Jan. 2026
When Chicago celebrates, mourns, rallies, or remembers, chances are something stitched in South Chicago is part of the frame.
—Tom Barnas, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Kim celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's halfpipe at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
The Cinema Eye Honors, now in its 19th year, celebrates the documentary art form in multiple categories.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Her answer landed like a mic drop at Golden Eve, a new primetime special airing Thursday on CBS that celebrates work defined by excellence and lasting impact.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
The Grammys celebrates the best music released within the window of eligibility, which this year is August 31, 2024-August 30, 2025.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for celebrates
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Sarah Jessica Parker praises 'inspiration' Carol Burnett Legendary comedienne Burnett was in the audience, and Parker, 60, thanked her for both her artistic contributions as well as her life-changing impact on the star's family.—
Ema Sasic,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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The party, organized by the US-Ireland Alliance, praises folks from Ireland — and some who are not — who contribute to film, television and music.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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This symbolic act, inherited from Christian tradition, commemorates the protection of Baby Jesus from the persecution of King Herod and reinforces values such as unity, faith, and coexistence.—
Nadia Cantú,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Three Kings Day, also known as Epiphany, is also called Theophany in the Orthodox Church and commemorates Christ's baptism.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
6 Jan. 2026
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Honest words land softly as this Moon-Chiron trine blesses your 3rd House of Local Life, especially with Luna steadying your overall tone.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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But a world where any country can topple another’s rulers, as long as it is preceded into battle by an opposition party that blesses its military action, will be awfully messy.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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The Iberian nation has taken in millions of people from Latin America and Africa in recent years, and the leftist Sánchez regularly extols the financial and social benefits that immigrants who legally come to Spain bring to the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy.—
Suman Naishadham,
Fortune,
13 Dec. 2025
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There’s a wonderful chapter in which an older woman extolls a younger one to tell a painful story not with words, but with movements, so as to expel her pain without enlisting narrative’s power to summon, and thus force a re-living, of painful events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Celebrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebrates. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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