celebrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of celebrate
1
as in praises
to proclaim the glory of a personal essay that celebrates the single life

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2
as in commemorates
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 celebrates This book documents our world just before everything became content, and celebrates that moment. — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 7 July 2026 The program features music that celebrates America’s people, places and spirit. — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026 The Naomi Osaka Slam dress celebrates a timeless Japanese art form with floral appliqués. — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 That work is expected to culminate in 2027, when the building celebrates its 100th anniversary. — Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026 As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Sutton hopes the country remembers that supporting those who protect their communities shouldn't end when the headlines do. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 Philadelphia, the birthplace of America, is playing host to thousands of visitors and a number of events as the country celebrates 250 years over the Fourth of July weekend. — Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 30 June 2026 During a weekend that celebrates life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, Wimbledon offers an American variation in the pursuit of Grand Slam glory. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 The couple often celebrates each other’s successes publicly, and in July 2026, Hermann made a surprise appearance on stage during her final performance in the Broadway show Every Little Thing. — Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for celebrates
  1. praises
  2. commemorates
  3. blesses
  4. extols
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  • Chef Rodrigo Rivera-Río praises Cometa for its contemporary Mexican cuisine that honors traditional roots, recommending the lechón al ataúd.
    — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Under this light, Penelope emerges as exemplary, cunning, wounded, and trapped by the male order that praises her.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
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  • The site commemorates the original town of Kaskaskia and its role in supporting George Rogers Clark’s capture of it during the American Revolution.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • While America commemorates its 250th anniversary on the Fourth of July, the Beyhive has another reason to celebrate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of commemorates
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  • Venus conjunct Jupiter in Cancer blesses your 11th house of friends, community and long-term hopes, making collaboration warmer and all the more promising.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama blesses thousands.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Definition of blesses
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  • Part of the success of the Dunwoody clinic stems from its presence on social media, where its co-founder extols therapies and treatments outside the realm of mainstream medicine.
    — Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 8 June 2026
  • Every wartime president extols the nation’s virtues.
    — Michael Kazin, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Definition of extols

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