as in dinner
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
prepared a celebratory banquet for the graduating class
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Recent Examples of banquet
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Chaos ensues when Min’s formidable grandmother (Yuh-jung Youn) makes the trek from Korea to throw her grandson a wedding banquet.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
However, the annual mushers banquet in Anchorage won’t happen as usual on the Thursday before the race.
—Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2021
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Noun
The genius of the banquet sequence is that, even if the festivities do mark a collective release of tension, as Lee the bit player notes, Lee the director insures that the pressure never stops building.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Chaos ensues when Min’s formidable grandmother (Yuh-jung Youn) makes the trek from Korea to throw her grandson a wedding banquet.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
As photos on the academy website show, this was the last of the banqueting Oscars.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
However, the annual mushers banquet in Anchorage won’t happen as usual on the Thursday before the race.
—Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banquet
Noun
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Don and Virginia Askew were sitting down to a fish dinner with their son Michael when plainclothes agents surrounded their house, some armed with shotguns.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The first night at dinner, Stassi gets upset that her husband and his sister have tattoos of each other’s names.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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If remote work is meant to provide balance and flexibility, companies need to honor that by reconsidering when cameras are required and how much notice is given for video meetings.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Across history, grief has long been honored as a sacred rite of passage.—
Devi Brown,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This wasn’t always the case, however, and a new analysis from deep inside an ancient cave shows the birds may once have been plentiful — and used in ritualistic feasts.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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Growing them near each other can create a feast for caterpillars.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The president took them through the residence, showing off the Lincoln Bedroom and the Yellow Oval Room while regaling the group with historical facts, and finished the jaunt in the Oval Office.—
Reid J. Epstein,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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There will also be new characters for guests to greet and learn their lore — an eccentric monster hunter and a talented musician who regales guests with songs and tales.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Ask for a table on the terrace to dine alongside stunning views of the Dubai Marina skyline and Ain Dubai, the world’s tallest observation wheel, which stands beautifully illuminated under the night sky.—
Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The day is spent by many Americans either fasting, attending religious services and reenactments, or spending time with friends and families dining or engaging in activities like egg hunts.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The price would include moving the military vehicles, equipment, aircraft and troops from across the country to Washington, D.C., and the need to feed and house thousands of service members.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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The life-like hand puppet used to feed the chick was designed and created by artists in the Bronx Zoo’s Exhibition and Graphic Arts Department.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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“Banquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banquet. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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