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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banqueted
  1. regaled
  2. honored
  3. dined
  4. fed
  5. feasted
Verb
  • Our lively tour guide regaled us with stories of the residents who inhabited those streets, including merchant Mary King and George Rae, the plague doctor who tended to victims in 1645.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
  • In addition to pointing out pockets of loveliness, Bayless regaled us with charming stories about TV filming episodes gone awry and how his youngest grandchild likes to bang at his back door for food.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of regaled
Verb
  • Home growers were honored at the Golden Bear Awards for the first time ever on Saturday, after four years of only brands being allowed to enter their products.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2026
  • Sinon also told Odysseus the fallen Ithacan soldiers were unable to rest because they weren’t honored with proper Greek warrior funeral rites.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of honored
Verb
  • One such group in the spirit of things dined in red, white and blue party hats from the kids to grandpa.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
  • My family dined here on the evening of Friday 12th June.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Definition of dined
Verb
  • Jade Shuey, 21, one of three individuals who were arrested following the child’s discovery, said that the young boy was usually fed through the gate and occasionally went longer than a week without a bath, WGAL reported, citing an affidavit.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • Power comes courtesy of three electric motors rated at a resounding 1,582 hp, and fed by a second-generation blade battery with a 76 kWh capacity for a best range of 254 miles.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
Definition of fed
Verb
  • Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo feasted off low crosses to each score twice, punctuating this as the World Cup of cutbacks.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • The 2023 Naperville North graduate has feasted as the leadoff hitter for Western Michigan.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of feasted
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