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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banqueting
  1. dining
  2. feasting
  3. feeding
  4. honoring
  5. regaling
  6. catering
Verb
  • And on each level, the rooms are designed to flow through, rather than around, the two kitchens and dining rooms.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The offer can be redeem online, in the app or while dining in.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of dining
Verb
  • The researchers discovered bacteria feasting on simple carbon compounds within the liquid and found larger numbers of bacteria after fog events than before them—suggesting that the organisms are actually growing.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
  • My teenage aunts, entrusted with the care of thousands of white larvae feasting on lush, thick mulberry leaves, had to get up in the middle of the night to scatter more leaves into the trays.
    — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of feasting
Verb
  • With the town motel still not having been rebuilt, John stays at Hal’s for the night, where feeding his carnivorous alien plant Earl helps the former hero’s demise truly set in.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Falcons need to continue feeding running back Bijan Robinson, who finished their 20-13 loss to the Steelers with 29 touches — 21 carries for 83 yards and eight catches for 90 yards and a touchdown.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of feeding
Verb
  • Players will also wear a sticker on their helmets honoring Cox for the remainder of the season.
    — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But with campaigns romanticizing the British countryside and a new mini exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum honoring one of its greatest hallmarks, the trusty trench, Burberry is fully owning its history.
    — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of honoring
Verb
  • 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
Definition of regaling
Verb
  • Eastern handles are shorter and thicker, catering more to those who use a Penhold grip, where the head of the paddle is facing down and the paddle is held like a pen.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Airline catering workers have filed a new safety complaint against Flying Food Group, alleging they were exposed to unsafe and unsanitary working conditions at facilities serving Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
    — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of catering
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“Banqueting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banqueting. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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