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 Georgia needed only 24 offensive plays to storm out to a 28-0 halftime lead as its defense forced and feasted on Oklahoma errors. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026 The Jets aren’t exactly setting the world on fire offensively, but quarterback Geno Smith has feasted on the Lions defense in the past during his time in Seattle. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Panther receivers Trevi Preische (5 receptions-129 yards, 2 TDs) and Lucas Sunwall (6-100, 1 TD) feasted on Vargas’ success. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026 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 The 2023 Naperville North graduate has feasted as the leadoff hitter for Western Michigan. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feasted
  1. regaled
  2. pleased
  3. fed
  4. warmed
  5. dined
  6. delighted
  7. honored
  8. satisfied
Verb
  • Turturro regaled attendees with stories about his impressive stage career.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Woods, in response, regaled a tongue-in-cheek story about pitching movie ideas to Ruffalo.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of regaled
Verb
  • After a multi-year hiatus from the show, Burgess pleased the judges with her first routine with Cameron.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of pleased
Verb
  • Their populations were first threatened in the late 1800s when nonnative trout that fed on tadpoles were introduced to their habitats for recreational fishing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • All of which fed many shareholders’ sense that they were being kept in the dark.
    — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of fed
Verb
  • More recently, as the planet has warmed and wildfires have raged, the wisdom of these ancient ways has become more evident.
    — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Reheat, covered, in a 325° oven until warmed through, 30–45 minutes.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of warmed
Verb
  • But at a festive National Day meal in Riyadh, where families dined while patriotic songs filled the room, there was a growing sense that the public mood may be darkening.
    — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Remm’s team provided a list of other celebrities who’ve dined at The Eighty Six, including Larry David.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of dined
Verb
  • Past visitors include different types of tuna that have delighted sport fishers, and open-ocean red crabs that can change the poop color of birds that feast on them.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Some of the builders were delighted by the strange setup — the sleeping alcoves for him and Lakofski, the balustrade inspired by the chain link of a nearby playground (and, maybe, a little Frank Gehry).
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of delighted
Verb
  • There is another $14 billion arms package yet to be honored by Washington as well.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • One panel named two brothers; another panel honored a mother and her two-year-old son.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of honored
Verb
  • Jil Sander was a perfect distillation of itself and satisfied a modernist appetite.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Jets tried to trade him during the summer, but were never able to get the deal that satisfied Kevin Cheveldayoff.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of satisfied

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“Feasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feasted. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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