as in festival
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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The festival will host four Anniversary screenings for audiences to celebrate the lasting legacy of these films.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025 -
Across its four-day lineup, the festival tells a story of how Jamaica’s bold, unmistakable flavors naturally lend themselves to reinvention— merging with global influences while staying true to their roots.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Jayhawks will also honor seven seniors as part of Senior Day festivities on Saturday.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) is opening a new exhibit on Japanese comic art with ECCC weekend, and lots of local Seattle and northwest businesses are part of the festivities.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Stroll through dazzling displays, shop at the holiday market, and catch holiday movies, fiestas and special events.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American-Statesman,
17 Dec. 2024
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Location: Bojangles Coliseum Time: 8pm Tickets: $82 Feb. 16: Banda MS One of the most popular banda groups from Mexico will turn the Uptown NBA arena into a fiesta.—
Laura Barrero,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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There’s the contest itself, the Big Game, and then there’s the week leading up to it, a jubilee of parties and promotions, a glad-handing orgy for the sports-entertainment complex and a bucket-list indulgence for fans who can spare the time and the expense.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Whenever a burning is advertised to take place, the railroads run excursions, photographs are taken, and the same jubilee is indulged in that characterized the public hangings of one hundred years ago.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Celebration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebration. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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