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
The thread running through the whole trip was catering more to Wilder’s interests.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
The second was an election party with $2,600 in catering.
—Charlotte Observer, 23 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
Part of the newfound popularity of vagueposting might be that social media users are growing tired of catering everything to everyone.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
There are some lovely places to stay, such as the Varangertunet guesthouse and the self-catering cabins of the Ekker Island Arctic Lodge.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2026
The Exchange Located in an old bank building in DTSB, The Exchange is one of South Bend’s only late-night bars catering squarely to the non-student crowd.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The event will include African drumming by Ojumire Charleston and catering by Chef Autumn Bentley.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
The second was an election party with $2,600 in catering.
—Charlotte Observer, 23 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
Part of the newfound popularity of vagueposting might be that social media users are growing tired of catering everything to everyone.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
There are some lovely places to stay, such as the Varangertunet guesthouse and the self-catering cabins of the Ekker Island Arctic Lodge.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2026
The Exchange Located in an old bank building in DTSB, The Exchange is one of South Bend’s only late-night bars catering squarely to the non-student crowd.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The event will include African drumming by Ojumire Charleston and catering by Chef Autumn Bentley.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catering
Verb
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Such buying and selling is analogous to feeding more or less gas to a car.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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Bees love feeding on its nectar and pollen-filled center (gold finches will show up for the seeds in fall).—
Michelle Darrisaw,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Pillar story alleges that Dudley spotted the bishop making late-night border crossings into Mexico, parking in a lot reserved for customers of a brothel, then boarding a shuttle exclusive to customers of the brothel.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Dali was arrested and held in custody for more than seven months until her conviction for illegally boarding the Paris flight.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Catering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catering. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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