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
After the carpet, guests entered one of two open-air courtyards for a preshow reception catered by Wolfgang Puck and from which a preshow telecast was being hosted by Ariana DeBose and Lil Rel Howery.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Upon arrival at the Shrine Auditorium in Downtown Los Angeles, what was once a straight walk inside to everyone’s seats was cut short by a new pre-reception room catered by Chef Evan Funke of LA hotspots Mother Wolf and Funke.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
For instance, Hidden Omakase, the restaurant that catered Kudrath’s dinner, kicked off its advertising for private event catering in mid-2025.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
The event will be catered by Life’s Kitchen with entertainment provided by Michelle Eastman.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
The schedule begins with a two-hour block of short films at noon, followed by panel discussion with the shorts filmmakers that shifts into a free lunch catered by Red Rock Tavern.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
The atmosphere was festive, with live music playing and an array of delicious hors-d’oeuvres catered by Canard Catering and Black River Caviar.
—Bettina Zilkha, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The event includes a lunch catered by Viewpoint Brewing Co.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
So all of his advice is catered towards me.
—Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Upon arrival at the Shrine Auditorium in Downtown Los Angeles, what was once a straight walk inside to everyone’s seats was cut short by a new pre-reception room catered by Chef Evan Funke of LA hotspots Mother Wolf and Funke.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
For instance, Hidden Omakase, the restaurant that catered Kudrath’s dinner, kicked off its advertising for private event catering in mid-2025.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
The event will be catered by Life’s Kitchen with entertainment provided by Michelle Eastman.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
The schedule begins with a two-hour block of short films at noon, followed by panel discussion with the shorts filmmakers that shifts into a free lunch catered by Red Rock Tavern.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
The atmosphere was festive, with live music playing and an array of delicious hors-d’oeuvres catered by Canard Catering and Black River Caviar.
—Bettina Zilkha, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The event includes a lunch catered by Viewpoint Brewing Co.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
So all of his advice is catered towards me.
—Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catered
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In one sequence, Tatum fired a quick-trigger pass to Baylor Scheierman in the corner, and when Scheierman misfired, Brown grabbed the rebound and fed Payton Pritchard (19 points, seven assists) for an open three.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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Each ship name in the class has fed into a theme on board, with Wish tied to enchantment, Treasure to adventure and Destiny to heroes and villains.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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The iconic actress and activist has boarded the film and joined a roster of executive producers that includes Rosario Dawson, Rage Against the Machine rocker Tom Morello, Oscar nominee Julie Cohen, Dominique Bravo, Bill Haney, Jonathan Logan, Steve Silberstein and Tony Tabatznik.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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Rollins, 62, lives in Cabrini’s two-story row houses, the only buildings that survive, though most of them are boarded up.—
Mary Schmich,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Catered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catered. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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