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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Recent Examples of banquets
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
It is also used for myriad events including garden parties, state banquets and national celebrations.
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Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The decor is smart and clubby–polished parquet floors, green leather banquets and chairs–and the vibe is wonderfully convivial with live piano music and a busy bar.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
Elsewhere, guests will find a Tilt-A-Whirl, a Pirate Ship, Flying Scooters, a miniature train that loops around the park, mini golf, an indoor arcade and even the 1924-era dance hall that still hosts a variety of events like weddings, receptions and banquets.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
During the 1960s and 1970s, Chicago reunited with beloved space pioneers by welcoming the astronauts home with grand parades, celebratory banquets and even question and answer sessions with local students.
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Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
This put in place new rules to stop public officials enjoying lavish banquets and luxury travel, or having extravagant meetings at the expense of taxpayers and businesses.
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Rui Du,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
About three hours from Hoi An, the city is known for the elaborate banquets once prepared for the Nguyen Dynasty.
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Venus Wong,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2026
Worn at weddings, coronations, and state banquets, these pieces are carefully chosen to communicate identity, allegiance, and continuity within the royal family.
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Eloise Moran,
InStyle,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
Today, the convent is a museum with exhibits on local history that’s sometimes used for wedding banquets and special events.
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Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
It is also used for myriad events including garden parties, state banquets and national celebrations.
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Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The decor is smart and clubby–polished parquet floors, green leather banquets and chairs–and the vibe is wonderfully convivial with live piano music and a busy bar.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
Elsewhere, guests will find a Tilt-A-Whirl, a Pirate Ship, Flying Scooters, a miniature train that loops around the park, mini golf, an indoor arcade and even the 1924-era dance hall that still hosts a variety of events like weddings, receptions and banquets.
—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
During the 1960s and 1970s, Chicago reunited with beloved space pioneers by welcoming the astronauts home with grand parades, celebratory banquets and even question and answer sessions with local students.
—
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
This put in place new rules to stop public officials enjoying lavish banquets and luxury travel, or having extravagant meetings at the expense of taxpayers and businesses.
—
Rui Du,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
About three hours from Hoi An, the city is known for the elaborate banquets once prepared for the Nguyen Dynasty.
—
Venus Wong,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2026
Worn at weddings, coronations, and state banquets, these pieces are carefully chosen to communicate identity, allegiance, and continuity within the royal family.
—
Eloise Moran,
InStyle,
31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banquets
Noun
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People toasted to them — and other national heroes like George Washington and France's Marquis de Lafayette — at the parades and dinners that took place in towns across the country.
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Usha Vance revealed that the couple likes to do dinners together or take long walks with their dog.
Verb
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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.
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Well, Sydney feasts a little bit at the end.
Verb
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Nine people joined the Forbes CMO Hall of Fame this year, which honors those who have been on the list five times.
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Gardner’s ideal bite features smoke balanced by the texture of a good char, which honors meat that has been cooking for hours, if not days.
Verb
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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.
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Aboard the boat, Terry regales his passengers with tales of the river, from namesake Twain to tragic Lovers' Leap just downstream of Hannibal.
Verb
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The other eighty percent serves coordination theater, process compliance, and activity generation that feeds measurement systems nobody designed with purpose in mind.
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The result is classic banana pudding flavor in the form of a snack cake that feeds a crowd, travels well, and slices neatly for picnics, potlucks, and cookouts.
Verb
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Every guest after the first 100 who dines in from Saturday through Monday can get a buy one, get one beef pepper rice.
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Complimentary valet is available for anyone who dines at Toro Toro before or after a screening.
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“Banquets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banquets. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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