celebratory

adjective

cel·e·bra·to·ry ˈse-lə-brə-ˌtȯr-ē

ˌse-lə-ˈbrā-tə-rē

: of, relating to, expressing, or characterized by celebration

The tone of the article was celebratory.

Both band and audience seemed in celebratory moods, with massive cheers erupting when the lights went out …—

Emily Burnham

: used or intended for use in celebrating

We went for a celebratory drink after the game.

And you can even find meals that don't have any turkey at all; for many Westerners, Thanksgiving dinner is more about celebratory feasting than ironclad tradition, so chefs update their menus with everything from lobster with tomato-basil polenta to butternut squash lasagna.—

Colleen Dunn Bates

Also beginning in earnest is the crop of celebratory activities to mark the 250th anniversary of the quintessential college town.—

James Heflin

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Behind the celebratory colors, an amount of $1.05 million showed on the 57-year-old winner’s screen, the Michigan Lottery said in a Jan. 15 news release. —

Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025 At the menswear trade show, Superga is to unveil a celebratory iteration of the signature style. —

Martino Carrera, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025 Venita Aspen didn’t feel so celebratory while at a party at Craig Conover’s house during the Jan. 9 episode of Southern Charm. —

Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025 As celebratory crowds swarmed Mr. Mondlane’s motorcade in Maputo on Thursday, witnesses say the police, with little provocation, responded with tear gas and bullets, leaving at least one man dead on the sidewalk with blood gushing from his head. —

Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for celebratory