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noun

ˈbaŋ-kwət How to pronounce banquet (audio)
Definition of banquetnext
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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verb

as in to honor
to entertain with a fancy meal banqueted the returning troops at the military base

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Recent Examples of banquet
Noun
The supermarket and the banquet restaurant are the key anchors. — Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 And, during the hunting season, the banquet table for grouse is never more full. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
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 See All Example Sentences for banquet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banquet
  1. dinner
  2. honor
  3. feast
  4. regale
  5. dine
  6. feed
Noun
  • With an average of 55 tostadas coming out of this kitchen every dinner service, that’s around 4 lbs.
    — Beth Rankin, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors say the former labor and delivery nurse planned the killings and contrived to get her husband out of the house by sending him to pick up medicine for one of their children and dinner for the family.
    — Michael Casey, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of dinner
Verb
  • During opening night of his 30-show run at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Harry Styles took a moment to honor country icon Dolly Parton following her death on Tuesday.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Known widely for her philanthropic efforts, the family encouraged devoted fans to honor Parton’s legacy by donating to a special cause close to her heart — Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of honor
Noun
  • Big Fish Tim Burton’s 2003 adaptation of the novel of the same name is a visual feast and ideal for teens who like fantasy and fairytales.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The feast that King and his colleagues studied dates to two centuries before Etowah’s heyday, during the building of the first big platform mound.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of feast
Verb
  • The two dashing newcomers have since been regaling the Georgia Aquarium’s existing belugas, a quartet of females*, with tales of their peregrinations.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Baker was known to regale locals with the history of their own homes and the founding Monrovians who lived there before them.
    — Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of regale
Verb
  • The ship’s Nautilus Club on the 11th deck is a comfortable space, open most of the day, for kids aged 6 to 17 to hang out while their parents dine or hang out alone.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • People dine in a Haidilao hot pot restaurant in a shopping mall complex in Beijing on March 13, 2025.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of dine
Verb
  • For years, brands have worked to both feed into and embed themselves in culture.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Over 38 days, a selection of adult male mice alternated days of feeding with days without access to food.
    — Mike McRae August 25, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of feed

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“Banquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banquet. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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