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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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Woods, in response, regaled a tongue-in-cheek story about pitching movie ideas to Ruffalo.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026
And new local knowledge will be gleaned, with which future visitors will someday be regaled.

— Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026

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Nothing was mistaken at the inaugural Cartier Cinema Club dinner held at Venice’s Gritti Palace, where Chazelle’s La La Land was honored with dinner on the canal overlooking the Basilica della Salute.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 5 Sep. 2026
God willing, that place will be juvenile court, where the lives of these young people can be respected and honored.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026

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The mezzanine was centered with a wedding cake and guests dined in the Baxter room at tables decorated with wedding flowers in shades of ivory and butter yellow.

— Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
The new couple—who have been linked since they were photographed together at Coachella—dined around the city, showing off their coordinating couple style.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of dined

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Nicastro made recordings of a number of cat meows when the pets were in different states — being fed, for instance, or brushed.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, Tannebaum and analysts Jimbo Fisher, Eric Mac Lain and Eddie Royal were being fed airtime by the handful — six minutes, then eight, then whatever came next — filling each stretch until someone in production told them to move.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of fed

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The pundits feasted on her neutrality, most venomously Megyn Kelly, who called her a coward.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
For dinner, guests feasted on a family-style meal centered around fresh Northern California produce, carefully selected by John Silva of Culinary Eye Events.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026

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