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junket

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verb

as in to regale
to entertain with a fancy meal a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry

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Recent Examples of junket
Noun
In San Sebastian, a cohort of journalists left a junket when two crowded round tables were about to be condensed into a truncated press conference. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025 Thirty-one years in, Oldenburg remains an oddball outlier in the festival circuit, with no market, no press junkets, no global corporate sponsorship – its biggest corporate backer is OLB, a local bank. Kevin Cassidy, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
Verb
The studio is junketing the film for international press from June 18-19, which means that most of its interviews will be banked if the talks with SAG-AFTRA falter. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for junket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junket
Noun
  • Embrace the Moment: An excursion for individuals living with dementia and their family care partners.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
  • Expect shore excursions that complement the astronomical theme, such as a visit to Stonehenge in England, a historic site believed to have been constructed to align with the winter and summer solstices.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Arriving onstage hours late, Stone regaled the astonished crowd with a diatribe against Jerry Goldstein, his manager since the early ’90s.
    Chris Morris, Variety, 9 June 2025
  • For example, Braun regaled how on a particularly windy day in West Palm Beach, the shuttle stopped along its route seemingly out of nowhere.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Adam Sandler has announced a 30-city fall arena tour across America that will kick September 5 in Jacksonville, FL, before making its way to New York, Toronto, Chicago, Indianapolis, Omaha, and Seattle.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 June 2025
  • The announcement comes just one week after the boy band announced its headlining world tour.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • An impressive reception room and a banqueting hall add to its splendor.
    Fanny Guénon des Mesnards, Architectural Digest, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The exhibition showcases gold, silver, and bronze artifacts that reflect the Thracians’ aristocratic pursuits, including warfare, horsemanship, and banqueting.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Cedar Bloom, a campground and farm in Cave Junction, has become an annual jaunt, and for good reason.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 25 June 2025
  • The movie follows a group of best friends from high school who attempt to reconnect during a weekend jaunt to Vegas.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • This conversation honors the deeply personal and generational journey of embracing natural beauty.
    Essence, Essence, 5 July 2025
  • Heat shooting coach Rob Fodor recently was honored by Hillsdale College with an award for Outstanding Achievement in Professional Athletics.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • For developers, that means skipping file browsers in favor of instant API calls that feed data directly into live models.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Results revealed that insects that fed on isoprene leaves showed stunted growth, likely stemming from digestive problems triggered by exposure to the chemical, unlike those that munched on the normal leaves.
    Jay Kakade June 30, New Atlas, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Culling from the Food team’s reporting and writing in June, Danielle Dorsey has more suggestions on where to dine right now in Los Angeles.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
  • Those memories of Lea are why Amy was nearly teary-eyed while dining at A Tavola last weekend.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

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“Junket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junket. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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