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
Gulliver’s, the Irvine restaurant known for prime rib, continental fare, English Inn atmosphere and decades of business and special-occasion dinners, will close its doors for good on June 30, ending a nearly six-decade run.
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
What does family dinner time look like?
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
Folks who attend The Curated Barrel Project’s upcoming whiskey pairing pop-up dinner will get to preview the new distillery, where the event will be hosted.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
Need a fast Friday lunch or dinner pickup?
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
What does family dinner time look like?
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
Folks who attend The Curated Barrel Project’s upcoming whiskey pairing pop-up dinner will get to preview the new distillery, where the event will be hosted.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
Need a fast Friday lunch or dinner pickup?
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinner
Noun
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Surveillance video from the night of the shooting showed a white Nissan Pathfinder pulling into the parking lot before three masked gunmen jumped out and opened fire on a crowd gathered outside the banquet hall during a concert.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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The composition of the May 14 business banquet in Beijing revealed how dramatically the logic of globalization has changed.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Service takes place in an indoor-outdoor space under the stars–making dinner here a true feast for the senses.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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This traditional Georgian feast can last for hours.—
Lori Rackl,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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“Dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinner. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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