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
The international cut runs to 90-minute to cater for those slots.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
The financing for these investments could be catered for insurance capital.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Dinner, beer, wine and light concessions will be available; a full buffet dinner, catered by the UA-PTC Culinary Institute, is available with advance purchase, for $25.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
The couple plans to have a wedding reception next year that Marcia Selden Catering will cater.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
The financing for these investments could be catered for insurance capital.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Dinner, beer, wine and light concessions will be available; a full buffet dinner, catered by the UA-PTC Culinary Institute, is available with advance purchase, for $25.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
The couple plans to have a wedding reception next year that Marcia Selden Catering will cater.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cater
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cater
Verb
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Eggs from hens fed high-quality feed and given space to roam outdoors tend to have a better flavor and slightly more nutrients.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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Fear, like anxiety, often feeds on isolation, so the stronger your community, the better.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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After that, riders across the line will be able to board and ride all 6 miles of the extended track.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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These trips fly from Chile to King George Island to board your ship.—
Ashton Palmer,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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The grandfather sustained severe burns after trying to save the two children from the house fire, KTRK-TV and CBS affiliate KHOU reported.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Surely, Engelhardt suggested, the limits of the human body and brain could not sustain such extreme energy, not for long.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Anglers who want to keep their catch fresh on a long drive home are better served to cover fish in a dry livewell with ice.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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The tribute also noted that Funkhouser served in Iraq as a member of the Virginia Army National Guard.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Cater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cater. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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