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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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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

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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

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As someone who fed on emotion and belonging throughout his career, Keegan had always felt the pull of Newcastle United, the club of his father.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The headwaters of this 1,400-mile long artery are in the Rocky Mountains, fed by melting snowpack.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

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At the reception, everyone sat at tables named for Italian directors and feasted on dishes like linguine with baby squid and soused trout by chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo.

— Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
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

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