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congratulation

[kuhn-grach-uh-lay-shuhn, -graj-, kuhng-] / kənˌgrætʃ əˈleɪ ʃən, -ˌgrædʒ-, kəŋ- /


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Haydon thanked friends, family and strangers for their messages of congratulation.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

“She is proud of her table arrangement and thinks she deserves a word of congratulation — but the housekeeper must tell Betty that she has noticed a few errors.”

From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2023

John Gielgud famously declined to accept his best supporting actor Oscar in 1982, saying: "I really detest all the mutual congratulation baloney and the invidious comparisons" that award shows evoke.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2021

And when the Suns guard began dating Kendall Jenner, you can bet Middleton’s friend knew about it because of all the congratulation tags and messages — funny news to the married father of four.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2021

He pounded her on the back in congratulation.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai



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