as in feeding
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 catering
The restaurant also will offer catering.
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
In 1979, a socialite friend of Chin’s landed her a gig catering a party thrown by Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad to welcome Sean Connery to town.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Room service runs around the clock, with in-suite event catering available.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Part of the newfound popularity of vagueposting might be that social media users are growing tired of catering everything to everyone.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
There are some lovely places to stay, such as the Varangertunet guesthouse and the self-catering cabins of the Ekker Island Arctic Lodge.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2026
The Exchange Located in an old bank building in DTSB, The Exchange is one of South Bend’s only late-night bars catering squarely to the non-student crowd.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The event will include African drumming by Ojumire Charleston and catering by Chef Autumn Bentley.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Per The Telegraph, interested parties can expect to pay roughly $6,735 to get married midweek at The King’s Hall, named in honor of Charles; the price will rise to $11,450 to get married on the weekends, not including catering.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
In 1979, a socialite friend of Chin’s landed her a gig catering a party thrown by Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad to welcome Sean Connery to town.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Room service runs around the clock, with in-suite event catering available.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Part of the newfound popularity of vagueposting might be that social media users are growing tired of catering everything to everyone.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
There are some lovely places to stay, such as the Varangertunet guesthouse and the self-catering cabins of the Ekker Island Arctic Lodge.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2026
The Exchange Located in an old bank building in DTSB, The Exchange is one of South Bend’s only late-night bars catering squarely to the non-student crowd.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The event will include African drumming by Ojumire Charleston and catering by Chef Autumn Bentley.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Per The Telegraph, interested parties can expect to pay roughly $6,735 to get married midweek at The King’s Hall, named in honor of Charles; the price will rise to $11,450 to get married on the weekends, not including catering.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catering
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In 2025 Erin Patterson, a 51-year-old Australian woman, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering three relatives and trying to kill another by intentionally feeding them a beef Wellington that included poisonous fungi in the ingredients.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Lembke holds a degree in sauna studies and has the honor of feeding the furnace at Rajaportti, the oldest public sauna in Finland, which is also in Tampere.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Hollywood Drift riders will enter through a red brick auto repair garage before boarding a coaster ride vehicle themed to look like an authentic Fast & Furious film car.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Also boarding the project is Marc Webb (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), who has signed on as an executive producer.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Catering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catering. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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