Thesaurus results for CELEBRATIONS

celebrations

noun

plural of celebration

as in festivities

a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something a celebration of the company's 100th anniversary

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Recent Examples of celebrations Fourth of July celebrations and fireworks shows are filling up the calendar. — Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026 Fans hold homegrown celebrations For fans like Guillermo Ramírez, the solution was to take things into their own hands. — Megan Janetsky, Fortune, 23 June 2026 The wedding was extra special because just a few days before the celebrations, Cort returned from deployment. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 Despite the intensity of the celebrations, fans say the atmosphere remains good-natured. — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 23 June 2026 Fourth of July fireworks will light up the sky across South Florida, with a slew of celebrations offering residents the chance to observe them. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 4 July 2026 In the same community a day before Fourth of July celebrations last year, a fire ignited by fireworks engulfed four homes, killed one man and left several people displaced. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Fireworks from formal rocket shows to impromptu street celebrations can create extremely unhealthy air quality, sometimes rivaling what comes from wildfires. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 The Sussexes are expected to travel across the Atlantic to join celebrations marking the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 event, according to the BBC. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026

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Dozens of communities around Pittsburgh are scheduled to celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks and other festivities.

— Michael Guise, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Many fine festivities will take place on and around July 4, but compared with the years-long nationwide celebration that marked this country’s 200th anniversary, 250 feels like a nonevent.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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Spanish towns and cities also regularly honor local patron saints with fiestas.

— Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
Chile Brings Out the Big Guns Chile’s joyous presence as the Country of Honor at FICG meant panels, tributes, masterclasses and fiestas galore.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026

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