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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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey made the rounds Wednesday at a mall that caters primarily to the Somali population.
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Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
After decades of creating elegant wedding cakes, catering social and corporate gatherings, and turning out delicate eclairs and towering croquembouches, The French Gourmet is calling it quits after selling its Turquoise Street property to a Los Angeles developer.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
But, while Colorado ski resorts that depend heavily on out-of-state visitors are left to wonder what impact those headwinds will have on their business this winter, resorts that cater primarily to Colorado skiers began the 2025-26 ski season with optimism.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
Now, after huge growth in office and residential properties in the 2010s and 2020s, Mill Avenue is entering a new era, one that doesn't cater solely to the student population.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025
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Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
After decades of creating elegant wedding cakes, catering social and corporate gatherings, and turning out delicate eclairs and towering croquembouches, The French Gourmet is calling it quits after selling its Turquoise Street property to a Los Angeles developer.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
But, while Colorado ski resorts that depend heavily on out-of-state visitors are left to wonder what impact those headwinds will have on their business this winter, resorts that cater primarily to Colorado skiers began the 2025-26 ski season with optimism.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
Now, after huge growth in office and residential properties in the 2010s and 2020s, Mill Avenue is entering a new era, one that doesn't cater solely to the student population.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025
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 10 Dec. 2025.
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