Thesaurus results for BANQUETING

banqueting

verb

present participle of banquet

as in dining

to entertain with a fancy meal banqueted the returning troops at the military base

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The list favors some of the most expensive, elaborate cooking in the fine-dining world.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
With the addition, Bal Harbour Shops grows to 600,000 square feet, and fortifies its offering of many of the world’s most extravagant and coveted designer brands and white tablecloth dining.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

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These mice are ideal hosts for tick larvae, which are far more likely to survive to the nymph stage after feeding on mice than on other animals.

— Clarissa Brincat, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2026
Research has shown that up to one third of insects found in forests and woodlands benefit from deadwood, either by feeding on it or by feeding on the insects that do.

— Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

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The annual award recognizes the top high school football player in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties, honoring not only athletic excellence but also leadership, character, academics and sportsmanship.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Jake Reiner is honoring his late dad by lending his voice to one of his final projects.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2026

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The two dashing newcomers have since been regaling the Georgia Aquarium’s existing belugas, a quartet of females*, with tales of their peregrinations.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
One morning earlier this week, Thomas Lupo, the president and CEO of the American Wood Column Corporation, was in his office regaling two young entrepreneurs with tales of his 110-year-old family business.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 12 June 2026

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Nine9Nine, Moerke said, will serve tomahawks, filets, oysters and more, catering mostly to a business clientele and travelers that trickle over from the nearby Colorado Convention Center.

— Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
The season premiered in September as one of six Indian versions to cater for the various language markets JioHotstar, the country’s biggest streamer, is catering for.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

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