as in to feed
to provide food or meals for
a local firm will cater the awards banquet for high school athletes of the year
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Recent Examples of cater
Nashville's apartment supply caters to young professionals Though a huge number of apartment units are available in Nashville, these luxury buildings are largely catered toward a very specific type of renter.
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Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2025
Some events are family-friendly, while others are catered mainly to adults.
—Rashad Alexander
december 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
The students were served a delicious traditional Holiday Dinner, catered by The French Gourmet, that included turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberries, a traditional Yule Log and other delicious desserts.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
Kay said that the report gives Coinbase an opportunity to cater its products to a younger consumer-base.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
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Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2025
Some events are family-friendly, while others are catered mainly to adults.
—Rashad Alexander
december 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
The students were served a delicious traditional Holiday Dinner, catered by The French Gourmet, that included turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberries, a traditional Yule Log and other delicious desserts.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
Kay said that the report gives Coinbase an opportunity to cater its products to a younger consumer-base.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cater
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Their study suggests that slow, orderly streams of cool gas already inside the galaxy—or delivered by interactions with nearby galaxies—may be quietly feeding central black holes, allowing those black holes to gently shut down star formation without blowing the galaxy apart.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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In one scheme, prosecutors say dozens of scammers bilked more than $250 million from a federal program meant to feed hungry children in what has been described as the largest pandemic-era fraud scheme in the country.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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Williams, 37, struck an optimistic tone while speaking with the media Friday before the 49ers boarded a charter flight to Philadelphia.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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There are people who walk to get around, and others who board minibuses called danfos which follow specific routes through the city.—
Alexis Okeowo,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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Strategic training and long-term transition plans The timing of this contract aligns with broader Navy efforts to sustain and eventually transition the E-6B fleet to its next generation.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Police were called to the scene after a report of a 3-year-old boy who was believed to have sustained a gunshot wound.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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As well as being used for entertainment events, the Brisbane venue will serve as a new home for the city’s Australian rules football team, the Brisbane Lions, as well as two cricket teams.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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The lawsuit further alleges she was served alcohol despite being underage.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Cater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cater. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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