catering

present participle of cater

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of catering Separated from downtown Ho Chi Minh City by a bend in the Saigon River, Thảo Điền was once best known as the city’s expat enclave—a leafy neighborhood of villas, international schools, and cafés catering largely to foreign residents. Dan Q. Dao, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026 Road trippers will find public EV charging points in key market towns or at more than 50 self-catering cottages offering on-site charging. Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Kohl’s was once a retail darling, carving out market share as a department store catering to the middle-income American consumer with coupons and deals that drove loyalty. Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 27 June 2026 Instead of catering to automobile traffic like typical intersection signal systems, Jung's invention adjusts crossing signal times based on the slowest pedestrian's pace. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 June 2026 Abdikerm Eidleh Investigators allege Eidleh personally collected $5 million in bribes and kickbacks after instructing restaurants and catering businesses to inflate receipts submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education for reimbursement. Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 26 June 2026 The new cafe will handle catering at garden events and will offer garden supper clubs, according to a joint announcement by the garden and Westland, which now runs 10 restaurants. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026 The nannies are expected to keep every aspect of daily life running seamlessly while catering to the unique needs of both parents and children. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 The robust selection feels bespoke and unexpected, catering perfectly to anyone on the hunt for something truly unique. Alyssa Longobucco, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catering
Verb
  • The combination of these two groups feeding on a single stem of common milkweed cleared all the leaves and seed pods within three days.
    Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • After feeding coins into a meter, Darien Wharton, 21, of west Orlando, jogged across West Robinson Street to drop something at a friend’s apartment.
    Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Grupo Morbido’s Pablo Guisa Koestinger is boarding as a producer alongside executive producers Eli Roth, Begos and Meg Thomson.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • News reports also said they were detained and questioned on Monday upon boarding a chartered flight in New York that was carrying the Argentine national team, after its 1-0 loss to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final on Sunday.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

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“Catering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catering. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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