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
Established in 2021 with Levy Restaurants and sponsor KeyBank, the program this year includes chefs who oversee restaurants, catering companies and even culinary training programs.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Patsas is a local hangover remedy; most magereia—tavernas where the philosophy of sharing food was more important than any fancy methods or ingredients—serve it late, catering both to night owls and early-shift workers.
—Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Food Safety Excellence Award winners included drive-thrus, school cafeterias, hospitals, catering companies and grocery stores across the city.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
The site also includes bridal suites and green rooms, livestream and presentation capabilities for events, and catering kitchens for in-house service.
—Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Fuad Dadabhoy started Smokey D’s DFW catering in 2018.
—Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
But the priority now is reminding locals that this spacious smokehouse is back in business and ramping up for group events and catering gigs.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Social media has accelerated polarization, limiting meaningful and cross-ideological interactions by catering content to our interests.
—Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
My company is catering lunch today!
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Patsas is a local hangover remedy; most magereia—tavernas where the philosophy of sharing food was more important than any fancy methods or ingredients—serve it late, catering both to night owls and early-shift workers.
—Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Food Safety Excellence Award winners included drive-thrus, school cafeterias, hospitals, catering companies and grocery stores across the city.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
The site also includes bridal suites and green rooms, livestream and presentation capabilities for events, and catering kitchens for in-house service.
—Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Fuad Dadabhoy started Smokey D’s DFW catering in 2018.
—Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
But the priority now is reminding locals that this spacious smokehouse is back in business and ramping up for group events and catering gigs.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Social media has accelerated polarization, limiting meaningful and cross-ideological interactions by catering content to our interests.
—Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
My company is catering lunch today!
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catering
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How Often To Clean Your Dishwasher Food gradually accumulates and collects in spots like the drain, spray arms, and baskets, feeding mold and bacteria and reducing the flow of water.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Its electronic surveillance suite can intercept and classify enemy signals passively, feeding data into NATO’s broader intelligence networks.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Newcomer Mae Schenk and Ryan Reynolds are set to star in a live-action adaptation of Eloise with Netflix recently boarding the project to distribute.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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Before boarding the American Airlines flight, a flight attendant at the gate made a PA announcement saying Jamaica is her home, speaking from the heart in acknowledging the situation on the ground.—
George Solis,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Catering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catering. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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