feasted

verb

past tense of feast
1
as in regaled
to entertain with a fancy meal the returning war heroes were feasted all over the country

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2
as in pleased
to give satisfaction to feast your eyes on all the fresh flowers at the farmers' market

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Recent Examples of feasted The pundits feasted on her neutrality, most venomously Megyn Kelly, who called her a coward. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 For dinner, guests feasted on a family-style meal centered around fresh Northern California produce, carefully selected by John Silva of Culinary Eye Events. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026 Unfortunately, the results haven’t been pretty as edge Chop Robinson has feasted on the seven-year veteran. — Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 CT scans showed a full stomach, suggesting the boy had feasted before the sacrificial ceremony, as well as a dilated esophagus consistent with vomiting. — ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026 Ayres noted a large wound on the fish’s body before the impact, which hinted that the orcas feasted on the creature before slamming it to pieces. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 The 2023 Naperville North graduate has feasted as the leadoff hitter for Western Michigan. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 Hardaway has feasted on open shots created by Jokic and Doncic in recent years. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 June 2026 After ten years at war and ten more at sea, he is borne back to Ithaca by his gracious hosts the Phaeacians, who have feasted him and delighted in his tales. — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feasted
  1. regaled
  2. pleased
  3. fed
  4. warmed
  5. dined
  6. delighted
  7. honored
  8. satisfied
Verb
  • Woods, in response, regaled a tongue-in-cheek story about pitching movie ideas to Ruffalo.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026
  • And new local knowledge will be gleaned, with which future visitors will someday be regaled.
    — Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
Definition of regaled
Verb
  • The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Morgan’s resolute denials pleased his family and friends, but in fact he was deeply rattled.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of pleased
Verb
  • Nicastro made recordings of a number of cat meows when the pets were in different states — being fed, for instance, or brushed.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Tannebaum and analysts Jimbo Fisher, Eric Mac Lain and Eddie Royal were being fed airtime by the handful — six minutes, then eight, then whatever came next — filling each stretch until someone in production told them to move.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of fed
Verb
  • The bestselling cream-like balm melts into a clear, oil-like cleanser when warmed between dry palms, dissolving makeup, sunscreen, and grime before emulsifying with water and rinsing clean.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Roebbelen used it to start vegetable plants in winter, then moved them to the garden when the soil warmed.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of warmed
Verb
  • The mezzanine was centered with a wedding cake and guests dined in the Baxter room at tables decorated with wedding flowers in shades of ivory and butter yellow.
    — Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The new couple—who have been linked since they were photographed together at Coachella—dined around the city, showing off their coordinating couple style.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of dined
Verb
  • She was delighted by the story and assured me that had Bernard seen Eddie decapitate his work for a laugh, he would have been doubled over alongside my father.
    — Jesse McLaren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That opening-day land in Disney’s Animal Kingdom delighted families for 28 years, but officially closed in February 2026 to make way for an entirely new Tropical Americas land.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of delighted
Verb
  • Nothing was mistaken at the inaugural Cartier Cinema Club dinner held at Venice’s Gritti Palace, where Chazelle’s La La Land was honored with dinner on the canal overlooking the Basilica della Salute.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 5 Sep. 2026
  • God willing, that place will be juvenile court, where the lives of these young people can be respected and honored.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of honored
Verb
  • Instead of recognizing that a 1-paragraph block is not a 10-paragraph block, the generation engine assumed that formatting the technical specifications neatly satisfied the underlying intent.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The court sent unresolved questions about whether the warrant in that case satisfied constitutional requirements back to a lower court.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of satisfied

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“Feasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feasted. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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