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
Instawork, the company that hired Arciga and more than 50 others like him that day, has historically been an employment agency, catering largely to stadiums, hotels and kitchens that need temporary workers.
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Nilesh Christopher Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Instawork, the company that hired Arciga and more than 50 others like him that day, has historically been an employment agency, catering largely to stadiums, hotels and kitchens that need temporary workers.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The celebrity chef and his team are catering the official Oscars afterparty for the 32nd time, with plans to serve up more than 70 dishes to 1,500 A-listers at Sunday’s Governors Ball.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
In person or hire for catering.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
The writers on Hoppers started catering the character directly to Law.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
The thread running through the whole trip was catering more to Wilder’s interests.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
The restaurant also will offer catering.
—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
Nilesh Christopher Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Instawork, the company that hired Arciga and more than 50 others like him that day, has historically been an employment agency, catering largely to stadiums, hotels and kitchens that need temporary workers.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The celebrity chef and his team are catering the official Oscars afterparty for the 32nd time, with plans to serve up more than 70 dishes to 1,500 A-listers at Sunday’s Governors Ball.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
In person or hire for catering.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
The writers on Hoppers started catering the character directly to Law.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
The thread running through the whole trip was catering more to Wilder’s interests.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
The restaurant also will offer catering.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catering
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There was Ben Humrichous getting a steal and feeding it to Stojaković for a two-handed dunk in the second half.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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The tale spun down that the manger star cloud was where the beasts were feeding.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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The program starts April 6, and will require riders to launch their Ventra ticket or show their paper ticket before boarding select trains at downtown stations, the agency said.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Hall and everyone else spent about five hours there before boarding a flight to Serbia’s capital, Belgrade.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Catering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catering. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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