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banqueted

verb

past tense of banquet

as in regaled

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

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And new local knowledge will be gleaned, with which future visitors will someday be regaled.

— Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
Joe, a Geordie exiled to Yorkshire in search of work, regaled his son with stories of Jackie Milburn and the three FA Cup triumphs of the 1950s.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of regaled

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As for Sarah, once Geoff and Zoe finish with the excavation paperwork, her remains will be sent home where she can be properly buried and honored by her family.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
The Princess of Wales wore earrings that honored Queen Elizabeth II and a necklace that nodded to her three children.

— Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 15 Aug. 2026

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People who once dined together, smiled together, campaigned together and worked together to strengthen our communities are suddenly being portrayed as villains.

— Beau Simon, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026
For 25 years, an international clientele dined in spectacular fashion at Windows on the World, the restaurant at the top of the World Trade Center’s north tower, where guests were served by an equally international staff.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of dined

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As a result of his not working and constant need for financial support, his mother is pressured by him to keep him fed and provide a roof over his head.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Children leave in the morning to play and return at night, somehow fed along the way.

— Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of fed

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Unfortunately, the results haven’t been pretty as edge Chop Robinson has feasted on the seven-year veteran.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
CT scans showed a full stomach, suggesting the boy had feasted before the sacrificial ceremony, as well as a dilated esophagus consistent with vomiting.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

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