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"celebrating" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often partying (8 letters).
Definitions
Marking an event with joy, ceremony, or festivities.
Used in a sentence
“Sometimes, at business meetings, bazaars, banquets, decoratings, celebratings, and what not, our animosities like wild tigers escape and create havoc in the flock.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“At a party”11 letters
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