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
Mark David, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2026
There is expected to be a state banquet at the White House on April 28.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
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 adjoining dining room isn’t just a place to eat but a grand stage for culinary theatrics—its scale rivaling that of a banquet hall in a boutique hotel.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2026
There is expected to be a state banquet at the White House on April 28.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 1 Apr. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banquet
Noun
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In millions of American homes, while parents were making dinner or paying bills, their kids were in another room scrolling social media and talking to chatbots.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Cap off your trip with dinner in The Gulch, an upscale dining and shopping hub.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Opposition politician Nadezhdin, his supporters and other activist groups have filed for permission to hold rallies in dozens of cities on April 12, when Russia marks Cosmonautics Day, honoring the 1961 flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Gentry also volunteered with several nonprofits and was a member of the Charlotte Symphony’s board, where he was honored for his service.—
Chase Jordan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The miles of sedge and duvet-thick moss formed the basis of a feast for seasonal caribou, grizzlies, muskox, and roughly 200 bird species.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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On Thanksgiving 2022, as the family was enjoying their holiday feast, Matthew noticed that Harold all of a sudden looked distressed.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Decades ago, Americans regaled their friends and neighbors with tales of their recent travels via slideshows presented at home on a Kodak Carousel projector.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 Mar. 2026
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Nash’s Santa Clara teams had that under coach Dick Davey, whose lessons in mental toughness were regaled in Nash’s Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement speech.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Consumer research from OpenTable and KAYAK found that 60% of those surveyed had dined solo at a sit-down restaurant in the past 12 months.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Noisy Cricket is the open-air terrace restaurant at the golf club’s center, offering fine-dining farm-to-fork meals using ingredients from the resort’s homegrown patches of vegetables, fruits, and herbs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ronnie Doucette loves feeding his Billerica community, running What the Fork food truck and restaurant with his wife and their six kids.—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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That's not too shabby, considering that battery is feeding a 750-watt rear hub motor.—
Joe Salas
April 07,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Banquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banquet. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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