as in banquet
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
there will be a celebratory dinner at a local restaurant for the entire team
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Recent Examples of dinner
Your new favorite easy weeknight dinner.
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Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
Presley’s is billed as a neighborhood restaurant and one of the few restaurants on Woodward Avenue offering brunch and dinner.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Letry Outdoor Table Lamp Don’t let an early sunset cut your dinner plans short.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Uber Eats is getting ready to deliver your dinner from the sky.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
Presley’s is billed as a neighborhood restaurant and one of the few restaurants on Woodward Avenue offering brunch and dinner.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Letry Outdoor Table Lamp Don’t let an early sunset cut your dinner plans short.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Uber Eats is getting ready to deliver your dinner from the sky.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinner
Noun
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The President was also seen smiling with the Princess of Wales during the banquet.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Oct. 2025
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Onscreen, a bridezilla sent an equivalent table soaring through a banquet hall, felling at least one chandelier.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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They are typically found in more arid scrublands or coconut plantations, the zoo said, and feast on grass, flowers, berries and fruit.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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One of the most challenging aspects of dealing with these beetles is that the feeding pests cause the affected plant to produce a volatile aromatic scent, which quickly attracts other beetles to the feast.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinner. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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