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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Ukrainian officials have denied the accusations, saying the pipeline, which feeds refineries in Hungary and Slovakia, was hit in a Russian drone attack.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Engagement often feeds on outrage or shock.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 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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Arabesque serves Middle Eastern cuisine, while Il Frantoio dishes up Italian.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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Qin, who also serves as the director of the bamboo center, said the team conducted more than 100 experiments guided by airworthiness standards.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Caters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caters. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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