as in banquet
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
there will be a celebratory dinner at a local restaurant for the entire team
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Recent Examples of dinner
Dress the pair down with Uggs and a slouchy knit, or elevate the look with chic, comfortable boots and a sleek top for a casual dinner out.
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Rain chances will begin Thursday evening around dinner time with a pause in the precipitation during the mid-evening.
—Karen Carter, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The $45 dinner comprises a Caesar salad, spicy rigatoni pasta, a wheat focaccia bread with salsa verde and a sparkling wine.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Seating is limited and advance reservations are required; these dinners do usually sell out.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Rain chances will begin Thursday evening around dinner time with a pause in the precipitation during the mid-evening.
—Karen Carter, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The $45 dinner comprises a Caesar salad, spicy rigatoni pasta, a wheat focaccia bread with salsa verde and a sparkling wine.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Seating is limited and advance reservations are required; these dinners do usually sell out.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinner
Noun
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Among this group, 12% add the service charge or automatic gratuity to all checks, while 88% only add it to parties that exceed a specific number of people (typically six or more) or to banquets, private events or catering events.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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It’s been a whirlwind week for the queen, who attended a banquet in honor of Haitham Bin Tariq, the sultan and prime minister of Oman, on Tuesday.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some tribes in the region that traditionally hold First Salmon feasts to welcome the arrival of spring salmon from the ocean have waited for their catch in vain, forcing them to ask other tribes to donate a fish, Gobin said.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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We were used to lives of feast or famine.—
Jonathan Taplin,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinner. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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