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 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 The pair are now supportive co-parents, with Fergie, 51, congratulating her ex and Mari on the arrival of their daughter in May. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congratulating
  1. cheering
  2. commending
  3. hugging
  4. praising
  5. complimenting
  6. applauding
Verb
  • Penélope Cruz arrives for a few scenes as a wartime cabaret singer — her performance for a group of cheering soldiers is a burst of bawdy energy.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • One couple's big day at Fortitude Farm in Milton had guests cheering, plenty of reasons to smile, and a bride and groom who were a little distracted.
    — Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheering
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  • The Textile-to-Textile Ecosystem Award went to the Circulose Recycling Ecosystem, commending the brand commitments and fiber-producer partnerships supporting the Swedish company’s industrial restart.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • When the actual resolution commending Biss came before the council, Ald.
    — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of commending
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  • Kardashian has been a longtime fan of statement-making shoes, often balancing her figure-hugging clothing choices with bold platform heels.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Schwarzenegger and Newsom piled praise upon each other during the Wednesday afternoon discussion, hugging at the end.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of hugging
Verb
  • That follows two $500,000 ad buys from the business group, which has historically aligned with Republicans, praising incumbent Sens.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • James and Giannis Antetokounmpo were among the superstars praising Brunson when training camps opened.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 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 21 Oct. 2026.

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