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as in banquets
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 joys
a source of great satisfaction
the colorful Mardi Gras parade is a feast for the senses
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as in delights
to give satisfaction to
feast your eyes on all the fresh flowers at the farmers' market
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Recent Examples of feasts
Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Over five days, people take part in festive gatherings, fireworks displays, feasts and prayer.
—Deepa Bharath, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
Café Lisbeth also hosts many funerary feasts.
—Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 2025
Add in steam and grease from daily cooking and holiday feasts, and those dull cabinets could probably use a refresh.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Best Amazon October Prime Day Kitchen Deals Between getting back in the swing of weeknight dinners and prepping for holiday feasts, fall is a big season for cooking.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Those feasts are scheduled to run through the end of the festival.
—Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
With harvest feasts, offerings, and personalized rituals that honor light and dark.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
Overall, researchers found that animals were brought from both near and far, so the feasts weren’t all the same.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
Experts and travel blogs often highlight Anguilla as a remote, exclusive escape free of shopping malls, cruise ships and high-rises where travelers can soak up crystal-clear waters, white sand beaches and fresh seafood feasts.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Over five days, people take part in festive gatherings, fireworks displays, feasts and prayer.
—Deepa Bharath, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
Café Lisbeth also hosts many funerary feasts.
—Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 2025
Add in steam and grease from daily cooking and holiday feasts, and those dull cabinets could probably use a refresh.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Best Amazon October Prime Day Kitchen Deals Between getting back in the swing of weeknight dinners and prepping for holiday feasts, fall is a big season for cooking.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Those feasts are scheduled to run through the end of the festival.
—Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
With harvest feasts, offerings, and personalized rituals that honor light and dark.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
Overall, researchers found that animals were brought from both near and far, so the feasts weren’t all the same.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feasts
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The old nonprofit marketing playbook of mailers, banquets and visionary appeals no longer works on its own.—
Yuriy Boyechko,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Belgian sapphire tiara has seen many state banquets hosted by British royal family.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Those exchanges, Carbery said, are one of the joys of the gig.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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But those joys came with an unexpected price.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
23 Oct. 2025
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sternbeck says the variety of spaces and activities creates a Halloween celebration that truly delights all ages, leading to genuine conversations and shared nostalgic experiences.—
Kristen Tribe,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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Guests staying at Villa Beatrice get 24/7 access to a butler, who can arrange private dinners, shopping experiences at designer boutiques (Louis Vuitton and Pucci among them), lounge chairs and umbrellas at Bagni Fiore, and much more.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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Where guests from around the world previously enjoyed state dinners now stands piles of debris.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Younger customers have been gravitating toward chewy, sweet treats – sales of sour candy, for example, grew 7% year over year, according to the National Confectioners Association.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Then from March 20 through June 7, 2026, the annual Duffy and Friends Play Days will return, complete with adorable treats, merchandise, shows, and more.—
Megan duBois,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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The free event honors the dead through community altars, art, sugar skull making workshops and live performances.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Celebration of Black Excellence Awards honors people of African and African Caribbean heritage who are shaping business, culture and society.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Our project, after the rule and collapse of the Hamas-ISIS government, is to secure the people and move them through the transitional phase … to civilian institutions that govern in a way that pleases God, far from their personal interests.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Everything about it pleases me, from the correctness of all the enclitic marks upward, to the astonishing lambency of the whole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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In addition to adrenaline rushes and novelty pleasures, haunted houses also create connection between visitors.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The pleasures of a simple red sauce dish and a basket of bread.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Feasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feasts. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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