as in celebration
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
the town is planning a year-long jubilee in celebration of its founding 200 years ago
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Recent Examples of jubilee
The Catholic Church is also in the middle of a jubilee year, with teams of pilgrims coming to Rome and expecting to see the pope.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
The Catholic Church is in the middle of a year-long jubilee celebration, an event traditionally held every 25 years.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
The pope’s hospitalization comes during the Vatican’s celebration of the jubilee, a tradition in the Catholic Church dedicated to the remission of sins that occurs every 50 years.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025
Whenever a burning is advertised to take place, the railroads run excursions, photographs are taken, and the same jubilee is indulged in that characterized the public hangings of one hundred years ago.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
The Catholic Church is in the middle of a year-long jubilee celebration, an event traditionally held every 25 years.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
The pope’s hospitalization comes during the Vatican’s celebration of the jubilee, a tradition in the Catholic Church dedicated to the remission of sins that occurs every 50 years.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025
Whenever a burning is advertised to take place, the railroads run excursions, photographs are taken, and the same jubilee is indulged in that characterized the public hangings of one hundred years ago.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jubilee
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The new agreement expands the current relationship into all five verticals of AEG’s business: venues, festivals, touring, the AXS ticketing platform and sports teams, and makes Amex the official payment partner of AEG at 40 properties on four continents.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The festival runs from 11:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. all three days; admission is free until 4 p.m. Friday, and until 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The audience, limited to 15 people per performance, joins Irina’s birthday festivities during the opening scene; attendees are invited to eat cake and drink champagne, with some sitting at the dinner table and others scattered around the room.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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No announcement as to Kesha’s potential involvement in the festivities has been released, however.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Jubilee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jubilee. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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