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as in praising
to proclaim the glory of
a personal essay that celebrates the single life
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as in commemorating
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 celebrating
With the couple on the cusp of celebrating their eighth wedding anniversary on May 19, the question is getting a lot of attention once again.
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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 17 May 2026
Nita Ambani, regarded as one of India’s most influential women, attended an event celebrating the return of the Indian Pavilion to the Biennale wearing sculptural Wallace Chan earrings.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
And how about the first base coach making sure this hero touched first before celebrating?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
But instead, as the mayor has started leaning into, celebrating the hundreds of events happening across the five boroughs.
—Jeffrey Lefrancois, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
The series began in 2006 with a concert celebrating the dedication of the church’s Rodgers organ and the new sanctuary’s acoustics.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
Celebrity parents are celebrating graduation season as several famous kids officially receive their diplomas and mark major milestones in 2026.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
The girls were celebrating the 18th birthday of Pino’s daughter Cecilia with an outing to Elliott Key in Biscayne Bay with her parents and other friends of the family.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Hand Me Downs is a series, with a new essay appearing each day through Mother’s Day, celebrating the gifts—tangible and intangible—that our mothers give us.
—Lucie Franc De Ferriere, Vogue, 10 May 2026
Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 17 May 2026
Nita Ambani, regarded as one of India’s most influential women, attended an event celebrating the return of the Indian Pavilion to the Biennale wearing sculptural Wallace Chan earrings.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
And how about the first base coach making sure this hero touched first before celebrating?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
But instead, as the mayor has started leaning into, celebrating the hundreds of events happening across the five boroughs.
—Jeffrey Lefrancois, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
The series began in 2006 with a concert celebrating the dedication of the church’s Rodgers organ and the new sanctuary’s acoustics.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
Celebrity parents are celebrating graduation season as several famous kids officially receive their diplomas and mark major milestones in 2026.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
The girls were celebrating the 18th birthday of Pino’s daughter Cecilia with an outing to Elliott Key in Biscayne Bay with her parents and other friends of the family.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Hand Me Downs is a series, with a new essay appearing each day through Mother’s Day, celebrating the gifts—tangible and intangible—that our mothers give us.
—Lucie Franc De Ferriere, Vogue, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for celebrating
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Andrews, 64, revealed he was diagnosed in the fall of 2025, praising the nonprofit ALS Network for creating a sense of community for the couple following his diagnosis.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Andrews has since partnered with the ALS Network, praising the organization for providing him and his fiancée, actress Erica Tazel, with a sense of community.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2026
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After overseeing a military parade Saturday on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, which for the first time in nearly two decades didn’t include heavy weapons, Putin declared the conflict in Ukraine is coming to an end.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Tyler is scheduled to launch a European tour later this month commemorating the 50th anniversary of her recording career.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
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This phenomenon is formally known as the photic sneeze reflex, or as an Autosomal Cholinergic Helio-Ophthalmologic Outburst — unofficially blessing it with the spectacular acronym ACHOO syndrome.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Trump re-posted an image depicting Jesus blessing him, whcich was first posted by a right-wing Republican candidate for a Boston congressional seat.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Celebrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebrating. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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