as in dinner
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
a regale to honor the retiring Supreme Court justice
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as in to amuse
to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied
regaled his grandchildren with stories of his time in Morocco
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Recent Examples of regale
Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Once again pointing to a mature take on something nostalgic , body mists aren’t regaled to to being impish starter scents.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
Just a few hours before his lineup looked listless and his management betrayed a lack of urgency, DeRosa also fondly regaled the media with an account of how late his team stayed in the clubhouse drinking and celebrating their win the night before.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Around the old-growth-fir dining table, Nansen regales us with tales of the rebuild.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026
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Keenan had the hookup with both Cambridge’s flourishing party scene and a handful of small-time regional pot dealers, who regaled the pair with tales of running weed in pickup trucks over the Mexican border.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Once again pointing to a mature take on something nostalgic , body mists aren’t regaled to to being impish starter scents.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
Just a few hours before his lineup looked listless and his management betrayed a lack of urgency, DeRosa also fondly regaled the media with an account of how late his team stayed in the clubhouse drinking and celebrating their win the night before.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Around the old-growth-fir dining table, Nansen regales us with tales of the rebuild.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regale
Noun
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Adam Scott dresses up for his dinner at Yamashiro in Miami on April 17.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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After a Sunday matinee last month, Christopher and I had dinner a few blocks away at a bistro his wife, dancer Jennifer Locke, recommended.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But Anderson is clearly amused, and has already made a number of pieces for the Mayers offspring (the children use their father’s surname).—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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The thing that really amused me is that at the beginning of the process, Duncan had written this great adaptation and script.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Members of the veteran community also honored her final act of service.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Chinese Communist Party is resurrecting one of its favorite complaints against the Japanese government, decrying officials’ routine visit to a shrine honoring dead soldiers of World War II.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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No one knows what to say about English being shot several times in his wheelchair outside a Sunrise banquet hall.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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The kitchen upstairs is sweet with cream cabinets and a breakfast banquet nook.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
20 Apr. 2026
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That's his actual conscience, his actual goal, not to entertain people or make people laugh, but to advance the causes of the left by any means necessary.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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That’s not a spoiler, because the six-episode limited series never intends for viewers to entertain the possibility that one of its two main characters only exists within the other’s mind.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The chefs then get three hours, starting now, to put their own spin on that dessert and create 60 portions to feed to Top Chef fans converging to celebrate the series’ 20 years on the air.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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One visitor was given a citation for feeding a mother bear and her two cubs.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Man’s folly of fiascos is a feast for the flies.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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Man’s fiasco folly is a feast for the flies.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Thoresen is a co- owner and manager at Kvitnes Gård, a farmstead, fine-dining restaurant and guesthouse in Norway’s Lofoten Islands.—
Karen Gardiner,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Here is some of the latest in dining news from across San Diego County, as well as some upcoming events for foodies.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Regale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regale. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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