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celebrate

[sel-uh-breyt] / ˈsɛl əˌbreɪt /


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When the opening ceremony wrapped up and the match got under way, thousands of fans threw their sombreros into the air, ready to celebrate having the biggest tournament in football play out on home soil.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Every summer, we celebrate tomatoes in their freshest form: sliced onto sandwiches, layered into caprese salads, piled onto toast.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The event designed to simultaneously celebrate his 80th birthday and commemorate America’s 250th anniversary will take place in a massive octagon-shaped structure that has been erected on the South Lawn of the White House.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Truckers who held on through almost four years of slumping freight rates finally have something to celebrate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“Don’t celebrate yet,” I told them as I veered around the plaza.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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