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
Trzaskowski conceded defeat and congratulated Nawrocki.
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Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
As this group gathered in the heart of Sin City to congratulate each other on their good fortunes and electoral activism, the MAGA spirit pervaded, leaving an outside observer to wonder if Bitcoin could ever again be seen as a politically neutral project.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
Mulaney, a longtime fan who had listened to the podcast since its inception, repeatedly congratulated Maron on making the choice to go out on his own terms.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 June 2025
A couple of the guys congratulated me [on this award], which felt really, really good.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
As this group gathered in the heart of Sin City to congratulate each other on their good fortunes and electoral activism, the MAGA spirit pervaded, leaving an outside observer to wonder if Bitcoin could ever again be seen as a politically neutral project.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
Mulaney, a longtime fan who had listened to the podcast since its inception, repeatedly congratulated Maron on making the choice to go out on his own terms.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 June 2025
A couple of the guys congratulated me [on this award], which felt really, really good.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congratulate
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In a quote included in Dashlane’s post, the head of the organization behind the FIDO2 standard commended its efforts.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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His directorial debut, Creed III, did well at the box office — a franchise best of $276 million globally — with critics commending it as a promising first Rocky movie without Rocky.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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This week, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney cheered the latest ruling.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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In Boise, people argued, cheered, hurled insults and booed during the City Council’s May 6 meeting to make the Pride flag official.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
5 June 2025
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They obviously didn't get hugged enough as children –either of them.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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Hand 103, Bethel, 102 ½. There was bedlam, Hand kids screaming and jumping and yelling and hugging each other.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
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Becoming a domestic treble winner in Spain to compliment his Euro 2024 and Olympic gold medals for La Roja, Fermin is understandably the subject of interest from further afield.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Straight-leg denim, however, compliments their slender shape.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Glamour,
4 June 2025
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Mamdani has also been praised as a prolific communicator and has run a social media-savvy campaign.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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During the trophy ceremony, Paolini praised her partner.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Congratulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congratulate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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