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
  • 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
Verb
  • The show also featured poignant video tributes to Peart and original drummer John Rutsey, ensuring their legacies were honored.
    — David Chiu, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Orioles, who entered the day 1 1/2 games behind the final wild card in the American League, honored slugger Chris Davis, pitcher Storm Davis and scout Jim Russo as new members of the team's Hall of Fame before the game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of honored
Verb
  • On Tuesday, July 21, the couple previously dined at Trattoria della Santa in Bologna, Italy, PEOPLE confirmed.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • Before the World Cup, French President Emmanuel Macron dined with the players at their training complex.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of dined
Verb
  • Before policies were in place, employees pasted client data into ChatGPT, fed proprietary code into public models and uploaded meeting recordings without a second thought.
    — Dmitriy Stepanov, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • To create the immersive art at Dataland, the artist fed images and sounds from museum archives, labs and even his own travels to the Brazilian Amazon into a custom AI model.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 July 2026
Definition of fed
Verb
  • 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
Definition of feasted
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“Banqueted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banqueted. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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