banqueted

Definition of banquetednext
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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Verb
  • Decades ago, Americans regaled their friends and neighbors with tales of their recent travels via slideshows presented at home on a Kodak Carousel projector.
    Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Nash’s Santa Clara teams had that under coach Dick Davey, whose lessons in mental toughness were regaled in Nash’s Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement speech.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
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  • Maurice and Jammy Davies honored their daughter Chelsea’s wishes and donated her liver to a Connecticut man named Patrick.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The students were honored at a pep rally Friday and will be treated to a lunch field trip next week at a restaurant of their choosing.
    Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Multi-generation families from China and Korea dined within earshot of my table at dinner.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The location mentioned in the release matched the location of the steakhouse where Stusek and her husband dined.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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  • Monkeys in the tourism hotspot have apparently learned to eat dirt to soothe stomach upsets caused by eating too much sweet, fatty and salty snacks fed to them by visitors, a new study found.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The eaglet, known as USS11, swallowed a fishing hook, line and lure while being fed by a parent.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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  • While the Kings feasted on pity points to contort and squeeze their way into the playoffs, the reset button has been pressed firmly around the NHL.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Come sunset, locals descend upon HB’s, the chic waterside restaurant where my family and I feasted on stone crabs and tuna steak tagliata, and the adjacent Sunset Bar, with its craft cocktails and Adirondack chairs in the sugar-soft sand.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Banqueted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banqueted. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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