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
Cosseted by favorable districts and incumbent fundraising advantages, the majority caters mostly to pressure groups — especially socially conservative ones — that influence Republican primaries.
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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
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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The Colgate facility sits on the North Yuba River upstream of Englebright Dam, which feeds the lower Yuba.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Pressed on whether the latest case feeds a narrative of a Louvre out of control, Pham pushed back.—
Thomas Adamson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 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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Sandy now serves as minister of works and public assets.—
ED DAVEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Boundary House is another popular spot that serves fresh surf and turf dishes along with pastas and sandwiches.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Caters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caters. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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