as in festival
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
a celebration of the company's 100th anniversary
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Noun
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Fall can be an autumnal festival or murder mystery.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Jan. 2025 -
Dating back to 2014, Neymar was either injured or conveniently suspended when the festival rolled around.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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With the move, Sewell joined Trump and his wife, Melania, in promoting digital currency coins in recent days, as the nation’s eyes have been focused on the festivities in Washington.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Spencer Kimball,Christina Wilkie,Annie Nova,Brian Evans,Alex Harring,Yun Li,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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The annual festivities in China end on the first full moon of the year, with the celebration of the Lantern Festival, which is held on day 15 of the first month of the lunar calendar.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Its annual spring and fall fiestas are still called Pecan Street Festival.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
3 Sep. 2024
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This holiday fiesta will be a great to get the entire family in the holiday spirit at the kick-off of Christmas week.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American-Statesman,
6 Dec. 2024
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The arts institution mined its collection of New York World’s Fair ephemera and put it all out on display to celebrate the expo’s diamond jubilee.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2025
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Alumni from each decade of Denver hockey will be in attendance to celebrate the program’s diamond jubilee.—
Leigh Walden,
The Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2024
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“Celebration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebration. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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