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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
Waltz celebrated the operation’s launch with a fluent string of emojis: 👊🇺🇸🔥.
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Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2021, the team’s 2020 World Series title was celebrated by President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The group's employees even pay out-of-pocket for coffee and sugar used in its coffee breaks, and have been doing so since 1973, according to a video celebrating its anniversary last year.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
Alan and Ann Simpson celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with a community ice cream social attended by relatives and hundreds of others in a Cody park last summer.
—Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
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Participants frequently praise Finland’s egalitarian business culture and efficient decision-making processes.—
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Greene deflected and bashed the Biden administration while praising the Trump administration before circling back to the purpose of the news conference.—
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On Friday, residents can commemorate him at the 20th annual Reclaim The Dream Candlelight Memorial and Gospel Concert.—
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The new building was designed to commemorate the legacy of Adolf Muhr, the villa’s first owner and the original author of its story.—
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Their relationship is romantic in a platonic sense, yet there is also nothing wrong with shipping these two — God bless.—
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The beautiful island of Jamaica, which I am blessed enough to call home, was not just a simple backdrop for our #Sheacation, but the country’s culture was truly engrained into every aspect of the trip.—
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“Celebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebrate. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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