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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
What began as a call to action has grown into a global movement that celebrates beauty, resilience, and service.
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Donnetta Monk, Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
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
Neither building in the development is open yet, but the alley space between the two sections celebrates Hudson's history and hopes to start new traditions at Hudson's, according to the Gilberts.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
With some 200 lots valued at a collective $32 million at their low estimates, the sale, which celebrates the auctioneer’s first decade in the watch business, is Phillips’s most valuable watch auction ever.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
The Gala serves as a presentation for the awards as well as a fundraiser for the Festival, which celebrates its 15th anniversary next year.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Nancy Pelosi celebrates on election night in San Francisco on June 2, 1987.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
The menu celebrates fresh, local ingredients, and the open-air setting transforms every meal into an immersive, sensory experience.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
What Is Highlands Food & Wine Held every November at 4,118 feet on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau in the Nantahala National Forest, Highlands Food & Wine celebrates the best of food, drink, and music.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Donnetta Monk, Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
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
Neither building in the development is open yet, but the alley space between the two sections celebrates Hudson's history and hopes to start new traditions at Hudson's, according to the Gilberts.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
With some 200 lots valued at a collective $32 million at their low estimates, the sale, which celebrates the auctioneer’s first decade in the watch business, is Phillips’s most valuable watch auction ever.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
The Gala serves as a presentation for the awards as well as a fundraiser for the Festival, which celebrates its 15th anniversary next year.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Nancy Pelosi celebrates on election night in San Francisco on June 2, 1987.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
The menu celebrates fresh, local ingredients, and the open-air setting transforms every meal into an immersive, sensory experience.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
What Is Highlands Food & Wine Held every November at 4,118 feet on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau in the Nantahala National Forest, Highlands Food & Wine celebrates the best of food, drink, and music.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for celebrates
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Mike Johnson praises Democrats who voted with GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson praised the eight Democrat senators who broke with their party and voted with the GOP on legislation to end the shutdown.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Matthew Hunt gardens in the Talega enclave within the city of San Clemente, and praises his purple Polygala x dalmaisiana, commonly known as sweet pea shrub.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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On October 31, the family commemorates the souls of children at the altar.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Poppy Project, responsible for crafting the installation, resulted in a display of crocheted and knitted poppies, which commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Venus enters Libra and blesses your sector of expansion, travel, education, and big-picture dreams.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
12 Oct. 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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This is the unique value of Google, according to Coletta, and the service that Google’s Peterson extolls most.—
Craig Stoltz,
AFAR Media,
17 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Celebrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebrates. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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