jubilee

noun

ˈjü-bə-(ˌ)lē How to pronounce jubilee (audio)
Definition of jubileenext
as in celebration
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something the town is planning a year-long jubilee in celebration of its founding 200 years ago

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Recent Examples of jubilee The couple last watched the parade in 2022 during the queen’s platinum jubilee from a side window of Buckingham Palace and didn’t appear on the balcony with the senior royals or take part in the parade. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026 My dad was turning 70, and my entire family was gleefully planning his platinum jubilee for what felt like forever. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026 Then customers are taken to the dinner area for a three-course dinner, which includes choices of lobster bisque, crab cakes, escargot, beef Wellington, steak, eggplant, cheesecake and cherries jubilee. — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026 The Valencia amusement park will celebrate the coaster’s golden jubilee with a historical video that will play in the ride’s queue along with limited edition food, drinks and merchandise. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for jubilee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jubilee
  1. celebration
  2. festival
  3. festivity
Noun
  • Both posed with the actor's granddaughter, Melissa Talmadge Cox, who first met Fadem at another Keaton celebration ten years ago in Muskegon, Mich.
    — Brian Bull, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The eveningwear collection is designed for red carpets, galas, black-tie celebrations and other memorable occasions.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of celebration
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  • The girl group had to bow out of Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival August 27 after Megan Skiendiel sprained her ankle.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The one-day festival, which raised $10 million for nonprofits supporting women and girls, arrives just weeks before Rodrigo launches her Unraveled Tour.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of festival
Noun
  • In lieu of festivities, tens of thousands of people took to the streets Wednesday across Spain to protest the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ceuta, demanding solutions and blaming Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for his government's handling of it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Wedding festivities took place over four days and began in a city hundreds of miles away, to which my wife and I traveled.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of festivity

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“Jubilee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jubilee. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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