banqueting

Definition of banquetingnext
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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Verb
  • The new color captures the spirit of al fresco dining even in the middle of winter.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Parking spaces became dining rooms, sidewalks became gathering places, and outdoor dining quickly emerged as one of the city’s most visible and successful adaptations to crisis.
    Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That afternoon, after feasting on Jumanyazov’s plov, gleaming with oil and piled high with carrots, Aytjanov took me to the home of Gawxar Abdikarimova, a researcher at the Regional History and Aral Sea Museum who was also born into a post-Sea world.
    Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The fruit his study subjects were feasting on is called African star apple.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Celtics’ primary offensive weapon early in the game was feeding Queta inside.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
  • White millet seed can be spread on the ground to attract ground-feeding birds.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The feud began in August as Democratic members of the state Assembly were planning resolutions honoring Hispanic heritage and Hispanic veterans in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month in September, according to the criminal complaint.
    CBS News, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • In recent days, cities including San Antonio have canceled events honoring Chavez.
    Armando Garcia, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Robbie is at her finest when regaling Charli XCX or Jessie Ware and her mom about her clubbing days.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026
  • His father, a veteran of World War II, was a burial vault salesman and would often take Fitzpatrick with him on business trips, regaling him with tales of the city.
    News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Instawork, the company that hired Arciga and more than 50 others like him that day, has historically been an employment agency, catering largely to stadiums, hotels and kitchens that need temporary workers.
    NILESH CHRISTOPHER LOS ANGELES TIMES, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Instawork, the company that hired Arciga and more than 50 others like him that day, has historically been an employment agency, catering largely to stadiums, hotels and kitchens that need temporary workers.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Banqueting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banqueting. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.

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