as in dinner
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
prepared a celebratory banquet for the graduating class
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Recent Examples of banquet
Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Highlight Melania’s many dignified appearances at global summits and state banquets with Lego re-creations.
—Paul Rudnick, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
However, the annual mushers banquet in Anchorage won’t happen as usual on the Thursday before the race.
—Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2021
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Noun
Rosemarie heard her grandson’s pregame speech for the first time in December, during the weekend of Notre Dame’s year-end awards banquet.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Highlight Melania’s many dignified appearances at global summits and state banquets with Lego re-creations.
—Paul Rudnick, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
As photos on the academy website show, this was the last of the banqueting Oscars.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
However, the annual mushers banquet in Anchorage won’t happen as usual on the Thursday before the race.
—Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2021
See all Example Sentences for banquet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banquet
Noun
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The person close to the campaign said Ramaswamy is also scheduled to speak at 30 county Republican dinners from March 3 through May 22.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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The dinner seemingly led to a less-than-ideal situation for him the next day.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Defense Department changed it to Fort Liberty in 2023 as part of a broader initiative to rename nearly a dozen military installations that had previously honored Confederate leaders.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Earlier this month, Middleton honored World Cancer Day ahead of a visit to the National Portrait Gallery in London.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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After Gaga, a visual and aural feast of New Orleans sights and sounds took over the field on at the Superdome thanks to the Southern University Human Jukebox Marching Band, who demonstrated that the musicianship in the state of Louisiana is second to none.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
9 Feb. 2025
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There will be a traditional wake, ceremony, and feast for Evan on Thursday, February 1, starting at 6 p.m.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The cousin from Idaho will regale Boise friends back home with travel tales of entering a Miami speakeasy.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Madigan talked about his childhood, being assigned to a garbage truck in his youth, and being abused by his alcoholic father before regaling the courtroom with short stories from his political career in Springfield.—
Justin Kaufmann,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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On warm days, dine outside in the lovely garden, which offers picturesque views of the Verde stream.—
Carissa & Dino Tozzi,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2025
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Enjoy a morning coffee at Garden District Coffee or Magpie Café, share a meal on the patio at BLDG 5, feast on farm-to-table fare at The Overpass Merchant, or dine in style at the Colonel’s Club.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The team could then feed this classified information into AI tools, either for training purposes or to mine the data for insights.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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The data feeds into an AI system that helps growers tweak conditions for perfect results—bigger, better buds every time.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Banquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banquet. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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