celebrated
celebrated
Definition
cel·ebrat·ed (-id)
adjective
much spoken of; famous; renowned
celebrated
Synonyms
celebrated
modif.
celebrated
Usage Examples
Preposition: as
- holiday: Bertha Benz's historic drive is celebrated as an annual holiday in Germany with rallies of antique automobiles.
Modifies a noun
- painter: Matthaeus and Paul Brill were two celebrated Dutch painters.
- architect: The celebrated architect Mr George Gilbert Scott was appointed.
- novelist: Scott's Waverley begins his career as Europe's most celebrated novelist [ largely unread today ] .
- poet: Apparently his eminent literary contemporaries did not realize that a celebrated poet had passed from their midst.
- actress: The two central female roles of Rosalind and Celia are played by two celebrated British actresses - Lia Williams and Amanda Harris.
- composer: In the summer of 1925 the celebrated American composer George Gershwin visited Britain.
Modifying Another Word
- justly: He is justly celebrated at Stratford as a comic actor; she is generally identified with more mature roles than that of Juliet.
- internationally: Lone Twin has created an internationally celebrated body of work with regular showings across Europe, North America and Australia.
- traditionally: In Louisiana, Saturday night is traditionally celebrated in style.
- widely: The birthday of the world is still widely celebrated.
- publicly: CELEBRATIONS OF ACHIEVEMENT We support the recommendation that apprenticeship should be publicly celebrated in local ceremonies and skills competitions.
- recently: Americans have recently celebrated Thanksgiving, and most of us are approaching the end of the year.
Used with adjective complement
- become: Go to this section Food from Ireland With its outstanding natural larder, Ireland is becoming increasingly celebrated for its food.
Preposition: in
- style: The Jubilee of the bells in 1908 In 1908 the Jubilee of the bells was celebrated in grand style.
- exhibition: This huge economic supremacy was celebrated in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London's Crystal Palace.
- song: Jael fulfilled this prophesy after Barak's great victory, which was celebrated in a song composed by Barak and Deborah.
- way: Birthdays here are not celebrated in any way like we all celebrate them.
- country: The first year St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in this country was 1737 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Preposition: by
- Hindu: During Baisakhi, which is celebrated by Hindus as well, people wear bright and colorful clothes - and dance a lot!
celebrated Quotes
Shesoothed and solaced and celebrated, destroying her gift by maiming it to suit her hearers.
In enterprise of martial kind, When there was any fighting, He led his regiment from behindö He found it less exciting. But when away his regiment ran, His place was at the fore,Oö That celebrated, Cultivated Underrated Nobleman, The Duke of Plaza-Toro!
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