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
So, save your forty winks and take a pass on the glass of wine after dinner.
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Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 3 June 2026
This often includes a post-workout smoothie, something after lunch, and a munchie after dinner to hold me over until morning.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 3 June 2026
The 2005-06 and 2025-26 teams held a dinner together that weekend.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Mavis and Iate dinner at Le Dôme and Wadja in Montparnasse.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
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Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 3 June 2026
This often includes a post-workout smoothie, something after lunch, and a munchie after dinner to hold me over until morning.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 3 June 2026
The 2005-06 and 2025-26 teams held a dinner together that weekend.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Mavis and Iate dinner at Le Dôme and Wadja in Montparnasse.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinner
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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
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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 5 Jun. 2026.
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