junketed

Definition of junketednext
past tense of junket
as in honored
to entertain with a fancy meal a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry

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Verb
  • Over the course of his career, he has been honored by the Cannes, Berlin and Venice film festivals, as well as the Golden Globes, SAG Awards and major critics’ groups.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Beavers said the evening meetings have a speaker, honored guests and various activities, including 50/50 prizes and cash drawings.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Located in its app, the Watch tab now features a feed of vertical video stories, though they are editorially curated rather than algorithmically fed, at least for now.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
  • From there, Iguaran took a short bus ride to Los Chiles, Costa Rica, where he was fed a meal and slept for seven hours at a migrant shelter.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Ed Wallace, who regaled radio listeners, TV viewers and newspaper readers with stories and advice about cars, died Sunday at his Fort Worth home.
    Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Jim often regaled others with the spicy story.
    Lee Michael Katz, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • But state officials have previously recognized the lack of diversity in apprenticeship programs.
    Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Legislation in 2009 that extended self-government to Greenland also recognized a right to independence under international law, an option favored by a majority of Greenlanders.
    Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Junketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junketed. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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