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congratulatory

[kuhn-grach-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -graj-, kuhng-] / kənˈgrætʃ ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈgrædʒ-, kəŋ- /
ADJECTIVE
congratulating
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When people see her apartment, their reaction is only partly congratulatory: “The other half is like, ‘I need the broker information.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

“CRLA is incredibly proud to have been part of your journey,” the congratulatory message read.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul this week sent a congratulatory message, according to Myanmar state media, saying that under Min Aung Hlaing's "able leadership" the nations' relations would "grow from strength to strength".

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

Essayli is popular with high-level administration officials, and received a congratulatory post on X from Vice President JD Vance over the filing of fraud cases earlier this week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026

That congratulatory conversation is occurring instead among the laughing guards while their dogs lie on the ground, finally quieted, chewing bones.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper


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