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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

Then Trump strolled away to join Infantino, leaving La Roja’s players to celebrate on their own.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

“Seeing them celebrate at 2 a.m. in the cold Argentine weather means a lot.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

While expectations for a rate hike this month have receded, Fed boss Kevin Warsh warned Tuesday that it was still too early to celebrate.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

It is one of their ways to celebrate.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Launched in 1966, the carnival celebrates Caribbean culture and the freedom of slaves after emancipation.

From BBC Jul. 17, 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

We asked people across Southern California what the milestone means to them — and about their hopes for the nation as it celebrates its independence.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

“Part of what Karva Chauth celebrates is friendship. Between women. And the smell of that soup is driving me crazy. A bit of sensitivity, please!”

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

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

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

He had celebrated Ellie's 17th birthday with the Gould family just months earlier.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Kim is a celebrated entrepreneur with a personal wealth valued by Forbes at over $8.1 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

He had accomplished one of the most spectacular feats of survival ever recorded, and he was celebrated on every continent.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

But Ferrara cautioned against celebrating it as a definitive victory.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

England supporters in Miami have been celebrating the team finishing third in the World Cup, after victory over France.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Josh Kerr is pictured celebrating after he smashed the long-standing men's mile world record at the London Diamond League yesterday.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

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

More than fifty years had passed since blacks around the country joined John Jones and his abolitionist friends in celebrating the end of slavery.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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