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noun

plural of banquet

as in dinners

a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment prepared a celebratory banquet for the graduating class

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verb

present tense third-person singular of banquet

as in feasts

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

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Built around three Sichuan-style banquets, the show uses painting, video and installation to explore the region’s culture and its ideas about life and death. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026 The wave-like architecture of the banquets means each nook of the restaurant feels private. — Khushbu Shah, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026 The Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara, which was also worn by Princess Diana, has become Princess Kate’s most frequent choice for banquets and other formal events. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026 Craig's Closet provides high school boys with access to new and gently used dress clothing at no cost for job interviews, internships, banquets and other special occasions. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Once settled into cozy banquets and armchairs around the tables, dinner was served—family-style, in all its Italian glory. — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026 Over the decades, the site was routinely rented out to the general public for special events such as concerts, weddings, banquets, high school graduations and business conferences. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026 The clubhouse had undergone an extensive renovation about two years ago and is the part of the facility where community banquets are held, the mayor noted. — Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Plenty of photos and reels come from moving-up ceremonies, sports banquets, and firsts. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 4 Sep. 2026

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At first there was just some casual small talk between them, then walks with their dogs, followed by dinners at pubs away from prying eyes and, finally, evenings spent cooking together.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
Spread out across expansive work stations that resemble gleaming kitchen cubicles, chefs spend their days whipping up meals from soup to nuts, a laboratory of sorts to create appetizing and easy dinners to make at home.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

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Jordan Clarkson, New York Clarkson rebirthed his career in New York as a role-playing bench wing who feasts on offensive boards (no, really) and plays more defense than the Utah version.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Well, Sydney feasts a little bit at the end.

— Claire Messud, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026

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The award honors filmmakers of substantial achievement who represent the future of cinema.

— Mark Schilling, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
The scholarship honors Houlihan, who died in November 2025 after deciding to end treatment for the colon cancer he’d been diagnosed with a few years earlier, and his first wife, Kat Houlihan, who died suddenly in 2000.

— Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

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Trump regularly regales audiences with his prowess as a dealmaker by recounting conversations he's had with Macron about trade irritants, mimicking Macron's responses in an exaggerated accent.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026
Aboard the boat, Terry regales his passengers with tales of the river, from namesake Twain to tragic Lovers' Leap just downstream of Hannibal.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026

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The group Brin helped set up, Building a Better California, funded a deluge of ads featuring firefighters, teachers and Newsom that saturated California’s airwaves and social media feeds this fall.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Restaurants can be a catalyst in fighting food insecurity by working alongside nonprofits and the city government to create a model that feeds New Yorkers and strengthens small businesses and the communities that serve them.

— Matt Jozwiak, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of feeds

Verb

Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, left, dines at King Taco in East Los Angeles with LA Times columnist Gustavo Arellano and his father Lorenzo Arellano, not pictured, on Thursday, October 1, 2026.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
The cocktails are available to any guest who dines at Broken Shaker.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

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