congratulating

verb

present participle of congratulate
as in cheering
to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune let me be the first to congratulate you on winning the award

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Recent Examples of congratulating How Mana got his start A young man walking on Flagler recognized Mana and stopped to shake his hand, congratulating him on the recent billion-dollar sale in Wynwood. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 Please join me in congratulating Kayleen and welcoming Maria to XBOX! — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Everyone kept congratulating her on the long overdue success. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 In between posts promoting her events, Campbell Ortiz frequently posted about her children, congratulating one daughter for graduating high school and wishing one son happy birthday and cheering on his basketball team. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026 Try sending a useful article, congratulating a client on a milestone, sharing an industry development or simply checking in periodically. — Peter Burns, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 One week after his aunt Yolanda died under the rubble of her apartment building, Alejandro Marquina discovered an Instagram message from her, congratulating him on a recent work accomplishment. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 Notably, in a tweet congratulating Jensen on the deal, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora echoed the importance of balancing open source and open weights with frontier LLMs. — CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 Melvin and Dreyer took turns congratulating and embracing Ikeda shortly after the news broke. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congratulating
  1. cheering
  2. commending
  3. hugging
  4. praising
  5. complimenting
  6. applauding
Verb
  • Editor’s pick More picks Why Dodgers fans need to be cheering for the Brewers in this World Series, writes sports columnist Bill Shaikin.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • On Saturday, four days after his surgery, the 71-year-old pope left the hospital and was greeted by a large crowd cheering for him.
    — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheering
Verb
  • Two Democratic political organizations are running adverts on the House’s bill to ban congressional stock trading, criticizing a Republican over the vote while commending a Democrat running in a different district for supporting the bill.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Related Articles The runway appearance of both Hosk and Palvin has set the internet aflame, with awed viewers commending the new moms and calling attention to the indelible power of women.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of commending
Verb
  • The women wore maroon unitards with subtle puffed sleeves, while Danchig-Waring’s tank unitard featured two faces in profile, each hugging a side of his waist.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The camera then panned to the Arrowhead Stadium suite where Swift, 36, was watching her husband, 37, and she could be seen hugging Este Haim during the exciting moment.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of hugging
Verb
  • At the same time, the Daily Beast reported on the Fielder fandom, with devotees praising his voice, competence and willingness to debase himself for the camera.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • On Friday, Netanyahu appeared to make an electoral pitch to Israel’s settler right, praising them as serving Israel by establishing 100 new communities and farms in the West Bank.
    — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of praising
Verb
  • Bruno says, also complimenting his improvement on his timing and his form.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And the owners’ taste, in this case, is pleasant and broadly appealing, complimenting the home’s high ceilings and historic features.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of complimenting
Verb
  • Ormond’s lawyers issued a statement on Thursday applauding the ruling.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Cam Smith spoiled a third consecutive two-strike slider, stared into the first-base dugout and saw his manager applauding.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of applauding

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“Congratulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congratulating. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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