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celebrate

[sel-uh-breyt] / ˈsɛl əˌbreɪt /


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Spain players celebrate after defeating Argentina for the World Cup title on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The Three Lions will celebrate Keegan's life when they host Spain in a Uefa Nations League match at Wembley on 26 September.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Spain's players were to parade through central Madrid before ending the celebrations at Cibeles square, outside City Hall, where Spanish national teams and Real Madrid traditionally celebrate major titles.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

“I had a chalupa yesterday to celebrate taco Tuesday. It had lettuce on it. Do I now have Cyclospora parasite incubating in my body?” one commenter wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Most years, the to celebrate the arrival of the hummingbears, and visitors came from near and far.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

PEN America describes itself as “the only national organization that both celebrates and defends creative expression.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Alonso entered the Drake Suite, which celebrates Chelsea's league title-winning managers, and said it was a "privilege and honour" to lead a club with such a successful history.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

She values and celebrates the culture she came up in and the extensive progress that has been made since she first started “The Robin Byrd Show.”

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

Fendi celebrates the first haute couture show by newly seated designer Maria Grazia Chiuri in its home city of Rome on Thursday, along with a homage to longtime couturier Karl Lagerfeld.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

In the hallway, which doubles as a living room and kitchen, Eva celebrates how far they’ve come.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

As for the long-germinating version of the records included, credit goes to celebrated audio engineer Doug Benson.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Catalina Sanchez, a 64-year-old secretary who celebrated with her daughters until 4:00 am, hesitated to remove her sunglasses as she headed to work.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

The local authority celebrated a “great day for Peckham” when the verdict came out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Hockney's Paper Pools book contains some of the artist's most celebrated swimming pool artworks.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Bell, who had accompanied the celebrated naturalist John James Audubon on his trip up the Missouri River, was the most famous taxidermist of the time.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

The irony of America celebrating its 250th birthday with a gigantic soccerfest wasn’t lost on anyone who still considered the game more foreign than a bottle of rosé at lunch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

A young woman who was inspired to pursue a degree in medicine after facing cancer herself as a teenager is celebrating graduating from university.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

His death follows a recent trip to Ohio celebrating his work on the NBC sitcom “Sanford and Son,” on which he portrayed Officer “Smitty” Smith from 1972 to 1977.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

Phil debut in a program that included the premiere of “The Art of the Goal,” celebrating Los Angeles Football Club, and that was credited jointly to filmmaker Josh Kahn and composer Adam Schoenberg.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

I decided not to shell out any of my hard-earned cash on cheap memorabilia...though celebrating with transfat was tempting.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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