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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
  • Applied to a solo outing, that approach encourages diners to appreciate the meal in front of them instead of scrolling through their phones.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Ignoring the Work Triangle Ignore the wisdom of the kitchen work triangle—in which the sink, cooktop, and refrigerator are arranged to make meal prep and cooking more efficient—at your peril.
    — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 14 Oct. 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
  • The menu at Tarabel is a fusion of Portuguese, French and Italian cooking, with offerings sure to please most palates.
    — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Most people come here for the ever-evolving menu of house cocktails.
    — Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of menu
Verb
  • The severity of their exposure was corroborated by the short life of cats, who feasted on the factory’s omnipresent rodents.
    — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
  • To be fair, a genre that’s given us everything from brooding, sparkling emo kids who play baseball; a stake-wielding teen slayer who can’t quit the bad boy; and eccentric sidekicks who feast on bugs is ripe with material for mockery.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of feast
Verb
  • If weather permits, be sure to dine at Oliveto Restaurant & Lounge Bar, which sits beneath a shady grove of trees and overlooks the pool and vineyard.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Solo dining is becoming more common, and new 2026 data gives operators a clearer picture of what people dining alone want from their restaurant experience.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of dine
Verb
  • Sometimes, techies will embrace the accusations in ironic fashion, sending a proud middle finger to the luddites who’ve declined partaking in the industry hysteria.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Visitors can partake in a corn maze, hayrides, caramel apples, and in true KC fashion, barbecue.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of partake
Verb
  • The former heavyweight champion visited the White House on Friday and offered a brief prediction when reporters asked how Republicans would fare in the midterms.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Molloy’s fraud was on Southeastern, a National Rail operator, rather than the Tube, but fare evasion still costs London’s transit system heavily.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 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 18 Oct. 2026.

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