celebrates

VERB

commemorate occasion, achievement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

honor laud observe perform praise proclaim revere

STRONG

bless carouse commend consecrate dedicate eulogize exalt extol feast fete glorify hallow jubilate keep lionize memorialize party publicize rejoice revel ritualize signalize solemnize

WEAK

beat the drum blow off steam ceremonialize drink to have a ball kick up one's heels let loose live it up make merry make whoopee mark with a red letter paint the town red raise hell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blame denounce reproach

STRONG

be sad castigate condemn criticize debase deny disapprove humiliate refuse

WEAK

disregard forget ignore neglect overlook

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celebrates

This year’s Nobel prize celebrates work that started with a question that may sound esoteric: how do Chlamydomonas swim toward light?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Stargazers and astronomers are preparing to enjoy a festival that celebrates the beauty of the night sky.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The occasion for their concern is this bull market’s fourth birthday, which it celebrates this week.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

As the U.S. celebrates the animal named its national mammal in 2016, it’s worth remembering a seeming paradox: Economic forces devastated the buffalo and then, more than any act of Congress, brought it back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The century is only 99 years old in the year 100, and only celebrates its hundredth birthday on January 1 in the year 101.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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