Meaning & use
thanked
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Expressed gratitude to someone for something.
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She thanked the volunteers for their tireless work.
He thanked his lucky stars that he hadn't missed the flight.
A note on using this word
The idiom 'thanked his/her lucky stars' expresses relief rather than formal gratitude.
Words with a similar meaning
expressed gratitudeappreciated
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