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  • noun Plural form of celebration.

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Examples

  • While many are holding toned-down celebrations to reflect a muted year, RJW cracked open the champagne and treated guests to poolside ­celebrations at the ­Haymarket Hotel in the centre of London's ­theatreland.

    The Lawyer - Latest News 2009

  • The 37-year-old winger was the subject of chants referring to the injunction from Blackpool fans during the game and was prominent in the title celebrations following the match, strolling around the Old Trafford pitch with team-mates accompanied by his daughters.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Cristiano Ronaldo enjoyed the title celebrations but stopped short of committing his long-term future to United in his post-match interview.

    Manchester Evening News - RSS Feed 2009

  • Lanús have played probably the division's best football for the last couple of seasons and will be up for another crack at gatecrashing the title celebrations again, after missing out so narrowly on the title-deciding three-way playoff in the Apertura.

    Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2009

  • However, their title celebrations are now likely to be held away from home as their next three games are all on the road.

    Football.co.uk news feed 2010

  • However, their title celebrations are now likely to be held away from home as their next three games are all on the road.

    Football.co.uk news feed 2010

  • The document says this was the Pope's reason: “This gift of peace, at the end of the Christmas celebrations, is also intended to be a sign to promote unity in the charity of the universal Church and to try to vanquish the scandal of division.”

    Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog: 2009

  • This week the 70 years of Timely/Marvel celebrations is observed with a Sub-Mariner one-shot.

    What Are You Reading? | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009

  • Of course “it was not a capacity crowd” - the media has spent the past few weeks blowing this whole thing out of proportion and, as NYTimes has reported elsewhere, sensible people across the country mostly decided to witness the celebrations from the comfort of their homes.

    The Scene at the Lincoln Memorial - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

  • San Lorenzo is a happy town whose inhabitants enjoy themselves in celebrations held throughout the year, such as the festival in honor of Señor San Lorenzo from the 9th to the 11th of August, where visitors can observe the Moorish dances, listen to competition of pirekuas, and delight in bullfights and rodeos, and the fiesta honoring San Mateo on the 21st and 22nd of September, featuring the Dance of the Moors and the Soldiers.

    The Meseta Purepecha 2008

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