Congratulation: alternatives and connections

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Congratulation

The act of congratulating; an expression of sympathetic pleasure.

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Expression 76% connected

The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expr…

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Verbalism 76% connected

Something expressed verbally; a verbal remark or expression.

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Congratulate 74% connected

To address with expressions of sympathetic pleasure on account of some happy event affecting the person addressed; to wish joy to.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable