as in banquets
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 dinners
The restaurant is known for its dinners with baked chicken, mac and cheese, and collard greens, as well as for offering four different steaks.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Between flights, hotels, excursions, dinners out, and the inevitable shopping, sometimes splurging on first class or a five-star hotel simply isn’t the priority.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
The home has reportedly welcomed everyone from Bob Hope to Liza Minnelli, serving as the backdrop for countless dinners, performances, and gatherings connected to New York’s real estate, arts, and theater communities.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2026
Gates said that no young women were present at the dinners, sources said.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Visitors enjoy harvest celebrations, farm-to-table dinners, live music gatherings, sauna sessions by the water, and guided orchard and greenhouse tours, said Erica Frank, sales, marketing and hospitality manager.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Miller and Green have been linked since early 2022 and were photographed having a variety of date nights out on the town, including basketball games and dinners at Le Bilboquet.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Enriqueta Arizola of South Texas built her reputation serving cheese or beef enchilada dinners.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
The menus for state dinners are recounted in detail.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 9 June 2026
Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Between flights, hotels, excursions, dinners out, and the inevitable shopping, sometimes splurging on first class or a five-star hotel simply isn’t the priority.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
The home has reportedly welcomed everyone from Bob Hope to Liza Minnelli, serving as the backdrop for countless dinners, performances, and gatherings connected to New York’s real estate, arts, and theater communities.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2026
Gates said that no young women were present at the dinners, sources said.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Visitors enjoy harvest celebrations, farm-to-table dinners, live music gatherings, sauna sessions by the water, and guided orchard and greenhouse tours, said Erica Frank, sales, marketing and hospitality manager.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Miller and Green have been linked since early 2022 and were photographed having a variety of date nights out on the town, including basketball games and dinners at Le Bilboquet.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Enriqueta Arizola of South Texas built her reputation serving cheese or beef enchilada dinners.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
The menus for state dinners are recounted in detail.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinners
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Elsewhere, guests will find a Tilt-A-Whirl, a Pirate Ship, Flying Scooters, a miniature train that loops around the park, mini golf, an indoor arcade and even the 1924-era dance hall that still hosts a variety of events like weddings, receptions and banquets.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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During the 1960s and 1970s, Chicago reunited with beloved space pioneers by welcoming the astronauts home with grand parades, celebratory banquets and even question and answer sessions with local students.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Such systems support a shifting cast of scavengers and then microbes specialized to these fleeting feasts.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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The city is also home to the country’s oldest and biggest Chinatown, for decades the setting of prodigious dumpling and noodle feasts.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 June 2026
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“Dinners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinners. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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