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 in the middle of a year-long jubilee celebration, an event traditionally held every 25 years.
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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
But the diamond jubilee tour of Twyla Tharp Dance, which began a series of Southern California performances in Santa Barbara on Tuesday night, gradually evolved into one of the country’s most popular companies, taking dance into a new and surprising direction.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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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
But the diamond jubilee tour of Twyla Tharp Dance, which began a series of Southern California performances in Santa Barbara on Tuesday night, gradually evolved into one of the country’s most popular companies, taking dance into a new and surprising direction.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jubilee
Noun
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Reactions to the sudden move varied: Those in the community who considered the festival a nuisance were relieved.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Many of the beers that medal at each festival have limited distribution and are sometimes only available at the taproom at the brewery where they were produced.—
Erik Ofgang,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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The new Whole Foods grocery store in downtown St. Charles is officially open, with dozens of customers gathering Wednesday morning for the festivities.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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The venues for the multiple festivities were never officially revealed, but celebrations were supposed to culminate with a lavish party at the grand Scuola Grande della Misericordia event space, according to the BBC.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 June 2025
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“Jubilee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jubilee. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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