Words similar to congratulated

Example sentences for: congratulated

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The Times deserves to be congratulated, not scolded, for its determination to avoid pandering to the trade by reviewing self-help manuals or boosting Oprah's book club.
Instead it congratulated the couple on the courage and optimism that had enabled them in the end to triumph: "You got home in time to see the film, so it really wasn't such a bad day."
I congratulated myself.
After the controversy surrounding his visits to Britain and France, Chinese President Jiang Zemin had a very easy week in Saudi Arabia, where the leading Saudi paper Asharq al-Awsat even congratulated China on its resistance to political reform.
After the debate, Bradley congratulated himself for finally taking the gloves off.