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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as in to humor
to give in to (a desire)
the gooey dessert catered to the children's sweet tooth
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Recent Examples of cater
New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Earlier this summer, the $1 billion live-action Lilo & Stitch became a breakout hit thanks to catering early aughts IP to Zoomers.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
Like the series, Mask of the Phantasm does a nice job of catering both to kids and adults — this isn’t as intense as the Christopher Nolan films or as kinky as the Tim Burton movies, but it’s smartly written and respectful about what makes the Dark Knight such an evergreen character.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
And now one of the world’s most whimsical travel destinations is introducing a program catered exclusively to them.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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And the drive system also comes with an auto hold function to prevent rollback on steep inclines, as well as catering for hill starts.
—New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Earlier this summer, the $1 billion live-action Lilo & Stitch became a breakout hit thanks to catering early aughts IP to Zoomers.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
Like the series, Mask of the Phantasm does a nice job of catering both to kids and adults — this isn’t as intense as the Christopher Nolan films or as kinky as the Tim Burton movies, but it’s smartly written and respectful about what makes the Dark Knight such an evergreen character.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
And now one of the world’s most whimsical travel destinations is introducing a program catered exclusively to them.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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“Cater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cater. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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