congratulation
noun
con·grat·u·la·tion
kən-ˌgra-chə-ˈlā-shən 
-ˌgra-jə-
1
: a congratulatory expression
—usually used in plural
Congratulations on your promotion.
2
: the act of congratulating
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Examples of congratulation in a Sentence
Let me offer you my congratulations for being elected.
Please send her my congratulations.
I sent her a letter of congratulations.
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The Russian leader offered up his first public congratulations on Trump’s election win somewhat offhandedly, in a question-and-answer session that followed a lengthy speech.
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Mere minutes after the Associated Press declared the U.S. presidential election for Donald Trump, Singapore’s prime minister, Lawrence Wong, took to the social media platform X to offer his congratulations.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday and offered his congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump by phone during an official visit to Washington.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered former President Trump his congratulations Wednesday, after Trump was projected to win the 2024 presidential election.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Mere minutes after the Associated Press declared the U.S. presidential election for Donald Trump, Singapore’s prime minister, Lawrence Wong, took to the social media platform X to offer his congratulations.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday and offered his congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump by phone during an official visit to Washington.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered former President Trump his congratulations Wednesday, after Trump was projected to win the 2024 presidential election.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Congratulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congratulation. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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congratulation
noun
con·grat·u·la·tion
kən-ˌgrach-ə-ˈlā-shən
1
: the act of congratulating
2
: an expression of joy or pleasure at another's success or good fortune
—usually used in plural
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