as in to commend
to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune
let me be the first to congratulate you on winning the award
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Recent Examples of congratulate
Start by congratulating them on the success of their event.
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The mood was celebratory, and Jassy congratulated employees on Zoox’s success to date, the person said.
—Salvador Rodriguez,annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Jess congratulates him over the radio and gives him a high-five afterward.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Moments earlier, a video had played featuring many of her former teammates, San Diego FC head coach Mikey Varas, and her husband Servando Carrasco with their children, congratulating her on a storied career.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The mood was celebratory, and Jassy congratulated employees on Zoox’s success to date, the person said.
—Salvador Rodriguez,annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Jess congratulates him over the radio and gives him a high-five afterward.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Moments earlier, a video had played featuring many of her former teammates, San Diego FC head coach Mikey Varas, and her husband Servando Carrasco with their children, congratulating her on a storied career.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congratulate
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Police commended the students for alerting their bus driver.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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In a statement posted online, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller commended the department for exercising restraint while responding to the incident.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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But DiCaprio, 50, dove across the street to greet hundreds of cheering fans outside the TCL Chinese Theatre.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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That really gave us more confidence, seeing so many fans cheer for us and sing along with us.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles held an emotional meeting with staff on Wednesday after the assassination, telling members to go home and hug their families, the Wall Street Journal reported.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In typical athlete origin story fashion, the first half of the Christy trailer depicts the unpolished, brunette Sweeney as real-life champion Christy Salters Martin slugging it out in practice, training on a beach, and hugging her supportive team.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Record attack drone launches are designed to overwhelm Kyiv’s defenses, and the deaths of children in the city (another infant was killed in an apartment building alongside her mother Sunday) are the one thing Trump seems to feel acutely – bar being complimented or shunned by Putin.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Although planning commission members didn't make any decision on the plan at Thursday's meeting, several did compliment the developer on the vision that was laid out.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Mexican boxer issued his first public comments on X, praising Crawford while addressing his own future following the unanimous-decision defeat.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Fans took to the comments to react, with many praising them both for their humor.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Congratulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congratulate. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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