as in commended
to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune
let me be the first to congratulate you on winning the award
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Recent Examples of congratulated
Backstage, various superstars applauded and congratulated him on the win, including Rey Mysterio, Sheamus, and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes.
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk — who knows a little something about landing a 900 — congratulated Ovechkin on the milestone.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
Sherrill, who represented the district at the time, personally congratulated all the kids — including her two children.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The president even congratulated him following the June 3 opening of his restaurant The Detroit Cowboy in Nashville.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez congratulated investigators on Sunday.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
Markle publicly congratulated the couple and liked Swift’s Instagram announcement of her engagement to Kelce.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Oct. 2025
The president congratulated the executive for securing a favorable ruling after the Department of Justice decided against a market cap following allegations that the holding company was engaged in a monopoly.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
West, in an interview, congratulated Dokes on her decision to run and welcomed her to the race.
—Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk — who knows a little something about landing a 900 — congratulated Ovechkin on the milestone.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
Sherrill, who represented the district at the time, personally congratulated all the kids — including her two children.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The president even congratulated him following the June 3 opening of his restaurant The Detroit Cowboy in Nashville.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez congratulated investigators on Sunday.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
Markle publicly congratulated the couple and liked Swift’s Instagram announcement of her engagement to Kelce.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Oct. 2025
The president congratulated the executive for securing a favorable ruling after the Department of Justice decided against a market cap following allegations that the holding company was engaged in a monopoly.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
West, in an interview, congratulated Dokes on her decision to run and welcomed her to the race.
—Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congratulated
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While having tea with Wiggins, Charles commended Chatfield’s treatment and recovery rate.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
7 Nov. 2025
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Nikola Jurkovic, a member of technical staff at the influential METR AI research center, commended the paper’s contributions.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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After it was read, Dunn hugged his lawyers in the courtroom.—
Stephen Sorace , Louis Casiano , Jake Gibson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Kinloch offers advice, not concession to Sheffield After giving his speech, Kinloch shook hands, hugged and took photos with his supporters, who generally radiated smiles and continued dancing, despite his loss in the race.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The next morning, Burgher parents—oblivious to the fighting that had broken out in the capital—had lined the walkways and cheered as their children filed into schools with pencils and notebooks and tense faces, some bravely managing a smile, others rigid with fear.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the clip, which appeared to be filmed by someone in the stands at the horse show, Grace rode her horse across a field before jumping over a fence as the crowd clapped and cheered.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This novel was nominated for the Booker prize in 2021 and was praised for being genre-bending.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Chu praised Kerstein, likening the art of editing each musical number to a different puzzle.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Khloé’s front door featured a bright array of orange pumpkins, red and orange fall leaves, a couple of eyeballs and a few skeleton, which complimented the large garland of pumpkins and leaves surrounding her fireplace inside.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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In July, a car-service driver complimented Vonn on an episode.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Participants at the panel applauded the program but said a few adjustments would give major studios more confidence in utilizing it.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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One reviewer applauded its multipurpose design and used it as a serving tray for hors d'oeuvres and to display their electric candles.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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