as in feeds
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 caters
Although the company caters towards higher-end customers, Toll Brothers is still impacted by a sluggish housing market and declining homebuilder sentiment.
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
Cosseted by favorable districts and incumbent fundraising advantages, the majority caters mostly to pressure groups — especially socially conservative ones — that influence Republican primaries.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey made the rounds Wednesday at a mall that caters primarily to the Somali population.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
Rebolloso said that the plaza, which caters predominantly to the Hispanic community, is usually bustling.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2025
It’s not lost on her that investors, mostly men, didn’t see the potential in her business that caters primarily to women.
—Jennifer Liu
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
This choice caters directly to the needs of a cloud-first AI world and eases the integration of the new offering into existing infrastructure.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
That's right, the system caters for streaming of music from a smartphone, too.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
Bloomberg, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
Cosseted by favorable districts and incumbent fundraising advantages, the majority caters mostly to pressure groups — especially socially conservative ones — that influence Republican primaries.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey made the rounds Wednesday at a mall that caters primarily to the Somali population.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
Rebolloso said that the plaza, which caters predominantly to the Hispanic community, is usually bustling.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2025
It’s not lost on her that investors, mostly men, didn’t see the potential in her business that caters primarily to women.
—Jennifer Liu
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
This choice caters directly to the needs of a cloud-first AI world and eases the integration of the new offering into existing infrastructure.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
That's right, the system caters for streaming of music from a smartphone, too.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caters
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Security feeds and traffic cameras have helped guide some of the most audacious targeted killings in modern history.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Why This Matters Beyond Marine Biology This work feeds directly into two larger initiatives.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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This group typically boards the aircraft last.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2026
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Because if the current streak issues continue, Minnesota could start to run away with second place in the division before anyone even boards a plane to Milan.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
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Wolf, who serves as president of AFGE TSA Local 1127, is hesitant to walk away from both the job that turned her life around and her role advocating for fellow officers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The event serves as a fundraiser for the FIT Foundation, an arm of the institute designed to uplifting the next generation of FIT students through scholarships and academic programs.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Caters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caters. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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