catered; catering; caters
1
: to provide a supply of food
cater for a large party
2
: to supply what is required or desired
catering to middle-class tastes
: to provide food and service for
catered the banquet
Examples of cater in a Sentence
The restaurant caters for parties.
A local restaurant catered the banquet.
The awards ceremony will be a catered event.
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Another Orange County synagogue has asked us to cater two Seders, an interfaith Seder and a women’s Seder.
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Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Boxed lunches were catered from grab-and-go café Mendocino Farms.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
The president himself caters events where soda and unhealthy food are being served.
—Arthur Caplan, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
High demand eventually led the company to open a store in Tokyo and begin catering directly to that market.
—Bailey Allen, Cape Cod Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Boxed lunches were catered from grab-and-go café Mendocino Farms.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
The president himself caters events where soda and unhealthy food are being served.
—Arthur Caplan, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
High demand eventually led the company to open a store in Tokyo and begin catering directly to that market.
—Bailey Allen, Cape Cod Times, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cater
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“Cater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cater. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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