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• n  an expression of approval and commendation
• n  the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
• n  (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
  I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage

• praise
• kudos
• extolment
• congratulation
• felicitation

News & Articles

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• Beaumont High School graduation speech for Rachel Flores
  “Congratulations! Today is your day! You’re off to great places, you’re off and away!” These are the words of Theodore Geisel. For those of you who don’t know who that is, he also wrote Green Eggs & Ham and Cat in the Hat aka Dr. Seuss.
  June 19, 2013 - The Record Gazette
• Kim Kardashian gets congratulations from Beyonce
  By KATE STANTON, UPI.com Queen Bey has offered Kim Kardashian and Kanye West her congratulations on the birth of their baby girl.
  June 17, 2013 - UPI
• Beyonce Sends Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Congratulations
  Beyonce proved yet again what a classy lady she can be with a congratulations note on Tumblr for new parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. Kim and Kanye welcomed a baby girl over the weekend, and Beyonce put rumors of an ongoing feud with the couple to rest with a simple, warm post to her... Read more » Beyonce Sends Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Congratulations is a post from: The Inquisitr
  June 17, 2013 - The Inquisitr

Quotes

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• Hank Aaron in USA Today
  I would like to offer my congratulations to Barry Bonds on becoming baseball's career home run leader. It is a great accomplishment which required skill, longevity and determination,Aaron said. "Throughout the past century, the home run...
• John McCain in International Herald Tribune
  McCain says: "Senator Obama, this is truly a good day for America. Too often the achievements of our opponents go unnoticed. So I wanted to stop and say, congratulations. How perfect that your nomination would come on this historic day. Tomorrow,...
• Bud Selig in CNN
  While the issues which have swirled around this record will continue to work themselves toward resolution,Selig said, "today is a day for congratulations on a truly remarkable achievement."