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as in praises
to proclaim the glory of
a personal essay that celebrates the single life
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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 year’s event, themed Art + Architecture, celebrates art and architecture inspired by the groundbreaking architectural designs of Lord Norman Foster and his renowned studio Foster + Partners.
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Paola Hernandez Jiao, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
The event also celebrates the installation of six new coastal water bottle fill stations in Del Mar.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
With its transition to the stage, Smash finally realizes its full potential as a hilarious, pointed satire that both skewers and celebrates the Great White Way.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Comments The Masked Singer celebrates Decades Night as Yorkie, Mad Scientist Monster, and Nessy compete in the Group C finals.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
But people kept asking when the main event would return, says Keeley, and so 2025’s edition, which celebrates Exile’s 10th anniversary, is the zine fair’s big comeback.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
The prizes, conferred as The New Yorker celebrates its hundredth anniversary, bring the total number of National Magazine Awards won by the magazine to fifty-nine.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
National Geographic celebrates the rich diversity of our planet with the #NatGeoYourShotOurHOME Earth Month challenge.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
Carlos Estevez celebrates his first save with the Royals by firing a Kamehameha.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
Paola Hernandez Jiao, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
The event also celebrates the installation of six new coastal water bottle fill stations in Del Mar.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
With its transition to the stage, Smash finally realizes its full potential as a hilarious, pointed satire that both skewers and celebrates the Great White Way.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Comments The Masked Singer celebrates Decades Night as Yorkie, Mad Scientist Monster, and Nessy compete in the Group C finals.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
But people kept asking when the main event would return, says Keeley, and so 2025’s edition, which celebrates Exile’s 10th anniversary, is the zine fair’s big comeback.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
The prizes, conferred as The New Yorker celebrates its hundredth anniversary, bring the total number of National Magazine Awards won by the magazine to fifty-nine.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
National Geographic celebrates the rich diversity of our planet with the #NatGeoYourShotOurHOME Earth Month challenge.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
Carlos Estevez celebrates his first save with the Royals by firing a Kamehameha.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Celebrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebrates. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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