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noun

ri-ˈpast How to pronounce repast (audio)
Definition of repastnext
as in meal
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time monks taking their evening repast in silence

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verb

as in to banquet

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Recent Examples of repast
Noun
A little repast for the news-weary. — Brooke Greenberg, Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2026 Following D’Angelo’s wake, Dave Chappelle rented out a restaurant as a sort of repast for extended friends and family. — Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025 Fashion provides people with a delicious repast and then prepares itself to serve another. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025 This tasty if not particularly healthy repast will be served on Shudder later this year. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for repast
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repast
  1. meal
  2. banquet
  3. menu
  4. feast
  5. dine
  6. partake
  7. fare
  8. snack
Noun
  • This is even more true at Rumari Counter, a new experience with comfy stools for up to 10 diners per night who get the pleasure of eating a prix-fixe meal that will never be prepared again (the counter menu changes nightly).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Plan for help, not just modifications The NIA says aging in place planning should also account for future needs around transportation, meals, household chores, personal care and health care.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of meal
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
Definition of banquet
Noun
  • Families will love the pizza menu, and vegetarians will not go hungry here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of menu
Verb
  • Unseasonal weather that curtails feasting on the scrumptious sushi served on the roof terrace from May to October.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That extra perspiration tends to come from the apocrine glands in the underarms and groin, which produce the thicker, fat- and protein-rich sweat that bacteria feast on.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of feast
Verb
  • The food is healthy, fresh, and inventive enough to persuade you to dine in for at least a couple of nights, in spite of Ubud’s strong and growing food scene.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of dine
Verb
  • Costner cited a scene in which Dunbar introduces the Lakota tribe to coffee and convinces them to partake by sweetening it heavily.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Jonathan Edwards Winery is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the return of its Harvest Festival that includes the chance for the public to partake in a grape stomping competition as well as picnicking among the vines and a wine tasting.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of partake
Verb
  • The case will come before a conservative-majority Supreme Court where environmental regulations have not always fared well, including a 2022 decision that limited the EPA's authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In the Tahoe area, Heavenly, at 10,000 feet, could fare pretty well, too.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of fare
Verb
  • The Hillshire snack packs with white cheese and gouda were measured above proper cold holding temperature.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • With no peak to summit and no trailhead to return to, stopping to snack on wild raspberries and discuss what the group found felt equally part of the adventure.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of snack

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“Repast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repast. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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