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
For dinner, head to The Gulch for upscale dining at Etch, serving New American dishes by award-winning chef Deb Paquette.
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Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
The living accommodations include breakfast and weekday dinners for employees, alongside other perks such a bar, café, and sauna.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The black plastic trays that microwaveable dinners come in are among the worst offenders.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
Originally scheduled for last October, the annual dinner was postponed after the death of Alliance President Tim Jensen in September.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
The living accommodations include breakfast and weekday dinners for employees, alongside other perks such a bar, café, and sauna.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The black plastic trays that microwaveable dinners come in are among the worst offenders.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
Originally scheduled for last October, the annual dinner was postponed after the death of Alliance President Tim Jensen in September.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinner
Noun
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The Gaines Award will be presented during the NSMA’s 66th awards banquet on June 29 at Grandover Resort & Spa in Greensboro, North Carolina.—
Michelle Kaufman
April 6,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Enraged, Misha's boyfriend barrels across the room and beats Charlie up, and Emma flees the banquet hall.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The miles of sedge and duvet-thick moss formed the basis of a feast for seasonal caribou, grizzlies, muskox, and roughly 200 bird species.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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On Thanksgiving 2022, as the family was enjoying their holiday feast, Matthew noticed that Harold all of a sudden looked distressed.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinner. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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