A congratulatory telegram. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
You know, people have been very congratulatory, which is good. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2004] Reference
With a touch of cynicism he recalled the congratulatory messages -- the very first it had carried. From Wordnik.com. [The Rapids] Reference
Don't worry, it will be less 'congratulatory' and more religious we promise. From Wordnik.com. [Well, the word "holy" DID come to mind...] Reference
My grandfather found out after all his friends had bought him "congratulatory" rounds at the corner bar. From Wordnik.com. [partygirl Diary Entry] Reference
In the fine print, the WaPo made it clear that only "congratulatory" messages would be accepted. From Wordnik.com. [Sister Toldjah] Reference
It's not quite the same as having someone else to high-five with, but some kind of congratulatory action is in order. From Wordnik.com. [Arkansas Online stories] Reference
But now we're faced with 'new' self congratulatory humour. From Wordnik.com. [Queer Sighted] Reference
There are other companies that have been very congratulatory. From Wordnik.com. [To Spur Innovation, Offer Millions In Cash Prizes] Reference
And congratulatory calls went out to stem-cell advocates on the West Coast. From Wordnik.com. [WELCOME TO THE STEM-CELL STATES] Reference
Senators could be seen sharing congratulatory hugs in the aftermath of the vote. From Wordnik.com. [Health-care reform: Senate passes health-care overhaul] Reference
She received 85 congratulatory cards and letters -- and even more telephone calls. From Wordnik.com. [100 Minus 2] Reference
From his Paris home, a stunned Gao fielded congratulatory calls and interview requests. From Wordnik.com. [A First For China] Reference
As self-congratulatory as the report is, it's difficult to argue with real-world examples. From Wordnik.com. [Shifting To A Clean Energy Economy] Reference
And they were self-congratulatory too, about how far they had marched from 1963 to that day. From Wordnik.com. [Paula B. Mays: Oberon and the Interference of the Dream] Reference
Welles, Secretary of the Navy, wrote a congratulatory letter upon the "great public service.". From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
The message is hardly self-congratulatory -- America didn't act honorably enough 60 years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Exiles On Main St.] Reference
The old man in the house wrote me the only congratulatory letter I ever got from him in my life. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Road] Reference
We inhabit a self-congratulatory society in which we constantly reassure each other how well we're doing. From Wordnik.com. [The Trophy Syndrome] Reference
In the morning all China is astir betimes, dressed in gala attire and interchanging congratulatory visits. From Wordnik.com. [Life and sport in China Second Edition] Reference
"That's when the congratulatory text messages from other IT pros started flooding my cell phone," said Avery. From Wordnik.com. [Donna Conroy: West Virginia IT Pros Mount First US Resistance to Outsourcing] Reference
"That's when the congratulatory text messages from other IT pros started flooding my cell phone," said Ayers. From Wordnik.com. [Donna Conroy: West Virginia IT Pros Mount First US Resistance to Outsourcing] Reference
He took the congratulatory abrazos of the celebrities (Budd Schulberg, John Glenn, Milton Berle, George Plimpton). From Wordnik.com. [Bobby's Last, Longest Day] Reference
As the raids progressed, Vittal was flooded with e-mail messages -- most of them congratulatory, but some critical. From Wordnik.com. [Shame, The Virtual Weapon] Reference
Still, many storefronts display congratulatory messages and one eatery is naming sandwiches after the first family. From Wordnik.com. [Chelsea Gawkers to Sleep Here] Reference
Maybe so, but hers was among the first congratulatory calls Ben Barnes received in Austin late last Wednesday night. From Wordnik.com. [Slime Time Live] Reference
Zakarian, bleary and hung over but elated, arrives at 9: 30 and takes a congratulatory call from Bobby Flay of Mesa Grill. From Wordnik.com. [So, You Want To Open A Restaurant?] Reference
Later that night she got a congratulatory call from Retton, until then the only American ever to win an Olympic all-around. From Wordnik.com. [BACK FROM THE BRINK] Reference
This got us thinking about other self-congratulatory blurbs we've missed in the past: Dahl is right, I am large and amiable!. From Wordnik.com. [HUFFPOST HILL - SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2010] Reference
Outside the auditorium, there were fewer than half the number of congratulatory plants the paper usually gets on its birthday. From Wordnik.com. [Kim Plays Hardball] Reference
General McClernand's removal was the publication of a sort of congratulatory order addressed to his troops, first published in. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
There's something smug about the way they look at us, we prisoners of gravity, something self-congratulatory in their songs. From Wordnik.com. [The Saurians' Revenge] Reference
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