as in fed
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 catered
The Giants catered to their LGBTQ fans and pandered their tails off.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Popular restaurants San Sabino and Don Angie catered the event.
—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The event will be catered by Nando's.
—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
By contrast, generations of pubs have catered to a broad swath of society, so many Melburnians enjoy eating out affordably as a matter of course.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
This is a family-centric accommodation with many facilities catered to children, including an expansive water park.
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Deeya Sonalkar,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
Like many immigrant communities before them, recent arrivals found an economic toehold in food, selling street fare and opening restaurants that initially catered to fellow migrants.
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Ashley Rose Young,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
Inside the college's gymnasium, LaBelle accepted her Lifetime Achievement Award and took a moment to praise the students who catered the event.
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Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Guests were delighted by a wedding banquet, set up in the halls of the villa and catered by Michelin recognized chef Tony Lo Coco.
—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
6 June 2026
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Popular restaurants San Sabino and Don Angie catered the event.
—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The event will be catered by Nando's.
—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
By contrast, generations of pubs have catered to a broad swath of society, so many Melburnians enjoy eating out affordably as a matter of course.
—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
This is a family-centric accommodation with many facilities catered to children, including an expansive water park.
—
Deeya Sonalkar,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
Like many immigrant communities before them, recent arrivals found an economic toehold in food, selling street fare and opening restaurants that initially catered to fellow migrants.
—
Ashley Rose Young,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
Inside the college's gymnasium, LaBelle accepted her Lifetime Achievement Award and took a moment to praise the students who catered the event.
—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Guests were delighted by a wedding banquet, set up in the halls of the villa and catered by Michelin recognized chef Tony Lo Coco.
—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catered
Verb
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Whole hogs, widely available and suitable for slow, open-fire cooking that fed large communal gatherings, became central to the area’s emerging cuisine.
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After each cleaning session, the larvae were fed fruit or vegetable peels, since feeding only on flesh can prevent the superworms from molting or even hasten their death.
Verb
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On Thursday, windows and doors at the formerly wide-open home, about 60 miles southeast of Columbus, had been boarded up.
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Challenge accepted While visitors boarded the ships to learn about foreign cultures, sailors operating the vessels found their own ways to connect with their international counterparts.
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“Catered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catered. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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