congratulatory
adjective
con·grat·u·la·to·ry
kən-ˈgra-chə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē 
-ˈgra-jə-
: expressing or conveying congratulations
a congratulatory message
As the magnitude of our discovery began to sink in, I thought to myself, "I think I know how we're going to be spending the next 20 years." I turned to shake hands and receive congratulatory hugs from our ecstatic workmen.—
Kent R. Weeks
see also self-congratulatory
Kent R. WeeksExamples of congratulatory in a Sentence
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Woods and McIlroy are close, so this congratulatory message does not come as a surprise.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
His teammates dosed him with a congratulatory water bath inside the visitors locker room of Crypto.com Arena.
—Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Drew Barrymore herself, who is also in the pre-menopause phase called perimenopause, was equally congratulatory.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 25 Feb. 2025
After a couple of months, the responses began trickling in, with In-N-Out Burger being the first to reply with a congratulatory letter.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
His teammates dosed him with a congratulatory water bath inside the visitors locker room of Crypto.com Arena.
—Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Drew Barrymore herself, who is also in the pre-menopause phase called perimenopause, was equally congratulatory.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 25 Feb. 2025
After a couple of months, the responses began trickling in, with In-N-Out Burger being the first to reply with a congratulatory letter.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for congratulatory
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“Congratulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congratulatory. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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