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as in to praise
to proclaim the glory of
a personal essay that celebrates the single life
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as in to commemorate
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 celebrate
On March 8, Gaga will celebrate her second time hosting SNL and her fifth time performing on the sketch show.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
The big picture: The way the holiday is celebrated has evolved throughout U.S. history, from a day of reverence for George Washington to a retail bonanza.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 17 Feb. 2025
Music has always been a huge part of the show and the 50th anniversary special has some jaw-dropping talent onboard to help celebrate, including Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, The Roots, Brittany Howard, Sabrina Carpenter, Lil Wayne, and Miley Cyrus.
—Melissa Locker, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
So, which days are the absolute worst to celebrate a child's birthday?
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 17 Feb. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
The big picture: The way the holiday is celebrated has evolved throughout U.S. history, from a day of reverence for George Washington to a retail bonanza.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 17 Feb. 2025
Music has always been a huge part of the show and the 50th anniversary special has some jaw-dropping talent onboard to help celebrate, including Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, The Roots, Brittany Howard, Sabrina Carpenter, Lil Wayne, and Miley Cyrus.
—Melissa Locker, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
So, which days are the absolute worst to celebrate a child's birthday?
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celebrate
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In between awards at the Friday, Feb. 7 ceremony in Los Angeles, host Handler, 49, stood next to Fiennes' table and began praising Nicole Kidman's 2024 erotic thriller Babygirl.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Amidst growing tension, Childress praised the teams' decision to challenge the agreement, highlighting the need for fairness within the sport.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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The annual Hindu festival commemorates the moment when Lord Murugan received a sacred spear from the Goddess Parvati to defeat evil.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Manuel Oliver won’t commemorate Friday's seventh anniversary of the Parkland school shooting.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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During the visit, the Dalai Lama blessed a 3-foot-tall Bodhi tree for the campus.—
Lou Ponsi,
Orange County Register,
11 Feb. 2025
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Giants fans are allowed to forget for the moment that their team is also in the same division as the Commanders and Jayden Daniels, a gifted rookie quarterback who is going to be a star for the next decade and, if blessed with good health, for much longer than that.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Celebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebrate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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