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as in dinner
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a feast at a fancy banquet hall with their closest friends and family.
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as in joy
a source of great satisfaction
the colorful Mardi Gras parade is a feast for the senses
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as in abundance
an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs
on the Internet there's a feast of information about this medical condition
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as in to delight
to give satisfaction to
feast your eyes on all the fresh flowers at the farmers' market
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Recent Examples of feast
Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Whether that’s a full meal, or amazing sides and options to go with his grilling masterpiece, these local favorites will turn any casual meal into a feast, all delivered right to your door (or patio!).
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 6 June 2025
Songbirds feast on the tiny seeds when ripe, but other wildlife leave this plant alone.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
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Noun
What To Do Visitors can stroll the pedestrian-friendly Bayshore Park Trail or Tampa Riverwalk, explore massive murals and The Dalí Museum in St. Pete, or feast on Tampa’s growing fine food scene.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Whether that’s a full meal, or amazing sides and options to go with his grilling masterpiece, these local favorites will turn any casual meal into a feast, all delivered right to your door (or patio!).
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
Verb
Those behemoths feast on stars of such a size that make the one at the center of the solar system look like a light snack.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 6 June 2025
Songbirds feast on the tiny seeds when ripe, but other wildlife leave this plant alone.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feast
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The weekend is by no means over, but one extremely private ultra-Venetian venue has been thoroughly and seamlessly enjoyed, on June 26, with a dinner for the couple and their guests at the immense and immensely luxurious Palazzo Brandolini, presiding over the south bank of the Grand Canal.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The ridiculousness of the baby’s involvement in the game becomes even more stark at the candlelit dinner that night.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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But that joy cracked under the weight of what came next.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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The Ten of Cups signals joy, connection, and harmony in your personal life.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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Can the sport maneuver around a host of U.S. traffic — no top-tier American driver, an abundance of NASCAR competition and a European-race television schedule that’s more breakfast-time than primetime — to finally get out of the pack?—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
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The calculations of Big Bang nucleosynthesis, which correctly predict the abundances of hydrogen and helium in the Universe, put strict constraints on how much light-emitting matter there can be, and that number simply isn’t large enough to accommodate all these disparate results.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
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These experts regaled the audience with historical facts and anecdotes about masterpieces from the heritage house of Cartier, which has amassed one of the world’s most artistically and historically important jewelry archives.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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And yes, some plastic surgeons are apt to regale you with tales of their bespoke extended, vertical vector, composite flap, scarless, mystery, reset lift.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
28 May 2025
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The sequel has plenty of the same horror-comedy elements that delighted audiences a couple years ago, but there’s also a major action upgrade that resembles the paths that Aliens and Terminator 2: Judgment Day took from their predecessors.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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The combination of microservices with edge computing CDNs and micro frontends creates a robust application development framework that enables fast, resilient and scalable applications that delight users while driving business expansion.—
Raju Dandigam,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Early in the 20th century, the home was acquired by Austin Dunham Barney before being purchased in 1966 by the University of Connecticut Foundation, which used it for weddings, banquets, and conferences.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra was gifted the headpiece in 2022, and she's worn it on several occasions since, including her 18th birthday banquet.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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This Tonight Show segment started off with a delightful treat for any Anthony Bourdain heads in the audience.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Two years ago the treat scored a lot of free publicity when photos of megastar Swift and fellow entertainer Selena Gomez licking a Bomb Pop at Swift’s annual Fourth of July bash went viral.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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Parton became the first country artist honored as Grammy MusiCares Person of the Year, and has earned 11 Grammy Awards and 52 nominations, including a lifetime achievement award.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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If the Emmys actually honored shows like this, just hand him the Emmy now.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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“Feast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feast. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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