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
But catering to those insatiable appetites has produced a bounty of junk data that actually don’t advance AI models at all.
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Jason Corso, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Submissions after the first 40 will get a 25% off catering code.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 1 May 2026
What’s more, the LA jazz scene, at least as Bellerose understood it, felt like a relic, with old clubs like The Baked Potato catering more to tourists than adventurous musicians.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
The perfect thing, but catering to millions of people with varying tastes.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The backstory The hotel first opened in 1961 as a 74-room inn catering largely to golfers and travelers drawn to the dramatic bluffs overlooking this once-wild stretch of southern California coastline.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
That said, the luxury side of air travel is becoming more enticing than ever, with companies increasingly catering to the highest net-worth travelers.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
Pizza is another popular option, along with several other restaurants catering to a range of tastes and dietary needs.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
When there is no war on, the shelter functions as a community center, complete with a Filipino church, a refugee health clinic, and retailers catering to customers in more than a dozen languages.
—Theia Chatelle, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Jason Corso, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Submissions after the first 40 will get a 25% off catering code.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 1 May 2026
What’s more, the LA jazz scene, at least as Bellerose understood it, felt like a relic, with old clubs like The Baked Potato catering more to tourists than adventurous musicians.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
The perfect thing, but catering to millions of people with varying tastes.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The backstory The hotel first opened in 1961 as a 74-room inn catering largely to golfers and travelers drawn to the dramatic bluffs overlooking this once-wild stretch of southern California coastline.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
That said, the luxury side of air travel is becoming more enticing than ever, with companies increasingly catering to the highest net-worth travelers.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
Pizza is another popular option, along with several other restaurants catering to a range of tastes and dietary needs.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
When there is no war on, the shelter functions as a community center, complete with a Filipino church, a refugee health clinic, and retailers catering to customers in more than a dozen languages.
—Theia Chatelle, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catering
Verb
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And increasingly, experts say these two crises are feeding each other.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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The scientists behind the model, which is now being evaluated in a clinical trial, trained it by feeding it CT scans from patients who had been screened for other medical conditions then were later diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Here’s how to make the most of the journey — from boarding with ease to exploring each stop along the coast.—
Karon Warren,
AJC.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Geography presents a problem Jeans-Gail said the Rail Passengers Association supports increasing Amtrak police patrols on trains, but isn’t in favor of adding TSA-style security before boarding at the roughly 500 stations across the country.—
Claudia Lauer,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Catering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catering. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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