celebratory
Americanadjective
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relating to or being the commemoration of an event with ceremonies or festivities.
The month of December features several celebratory occasions for our family—both our parents’ birthdays, their wedding anniversary, and Christmas.
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expressing praise.
His new single, recorded last month, is a celebratory ode to family and life on the land.
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of or relating to a party, drinking spree, or uninhibited good time.
The New Year was underway at the ski resort even before the celebratory hangovers from last night's party had faded away.
Etymology
Origin of celebratory
Example Sentences
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If Ms. Gage wanted some celebratory leaven, she could have visited Dayton, Ohio’s many sites devoted to the Wright Brothers and their world-changing invention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Webster-Longin performed some celebratory splits again when she tied her season high with a 9.900 on the uneven bars.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
Dessert is another excellent opportunity here: a box of pastries, a sliceable cake from a favorite bakery, something that feels a little celebratory.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
Tommy Freeman's 76th-minute score and celebratory point to home fans looked like an unlikely famous moment in Irish rugby history - but Ramos had the last laugh.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
They'd both graduated that morning, although from different schools, so Colin's and Katherine's parents, who were old friends, took them out to a celebratory lunch.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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