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
Certain business ideas, such as freelance writing, are much more conducive to being done from home than a wedding catering business.
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Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Artfarm, the Wirths’ hospitality and development company, also owns the nearby Invercauld Arms hotel, which will be turned into a collection of self-catering apartments and a wellness center.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
High demand eventually led the company to open a store in Tokyo and begin catering directly to that market.
—Bailey Allen, Cape Cod Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Self-catering cottages give you the flexibility to make your own meals — a lifesaver with picky eaters — while scenic drives and free access to most of the sweeping clifftop landscapes make for an unforgettable road trip.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 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.
—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
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
Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Artfarm, the Wirths’ hospitality and development company, also owns the nearby Invercauld Arms hotel, which will be turned into a collection of self-catering apartments and a wellness center.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
High demand eventually led the company to open a store in Tokyo and begin catering directly to that market.
—Bailey Allen, Cape Cod Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Self-catering cottages give you the flexibility to make your own meals — a lifesaver with picky eaters — while scenic drives and free access to most of the sweeping clifftop landscapes make for an unforgettable road trip.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catering
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After that, they’re called thornbacks, a thornback being a bottom-feeding skatelike fish with sharp spikes running along its spine.—
David Sedaris,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Emmline Toussaint, main coordinator of Mary’s Meals’ BND school-feeding program in Haiti, said that gas stations in some regions are selling fuel 25% to 30% higher than even what the government stipulated because of gang violence and difficulties with trucks trying to access certain areas.—
Evens Sanon,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Harry and Caroline had been like the final living humans among the zombies, boarding up the windows of their childless life, until one day Caroline had looked at her hideout companion and realized he was infected, too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Starting April 6, commuters at some downtown stations will have to show their digital or paper ticket before boarding the train, with the goal of testing how fast, durable and functional the agency's new handheld scanning devices are.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Catering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catering. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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