as in to feed
to provide food or meals for
a local firm will cater the awards banquet for high school athletes of the year
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Recent Examples of cater
The Cullinan no longer caters only to chauffeuring in style, either, and relishes any opportunity to prove so.
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Like Thanksgiving, several restaurants in Greater Cincinnati cater Christmas dinner.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 13 Dec. 2024
Other lines simply cater less explicitly to children, though kids are welcome.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Here's what's new: Wurst Behavior in Irving Park offers a sausage party catered by Art Wnorowski and Gosia Pieniazek — the same couple that brought you Wicker Park's excellent Pierogi Kitchen.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 15 Dec. 2024
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Like Thanksgiving, several restaurants in Greater Cincinnati cater Christmas dinner.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 13 Dec. 2024
Other lines simply cater less explicitly to children, though kids are welcome.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Here's what's new: Wurst Behavior in Irving Park offers a sausage party catered by Art Wnorowski and Gosia Pieniazek — the same couple that brought you Wicker Park's excellent Pierogi Kitchen.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 15 Dec. 2024
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The extreme fire weather is also being fed by extraordinarily dry conditions.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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The local reservoirs in turn are fed by larger regional reservoirs, which are close to full capacity.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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It was announced in 2024 that beginning May 7, 2025, Americans will need the REAL ID, a standardized identification document in the United States, to board a plane going between U.S. airports.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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While travelers boarding commercial flights need a REAL ID or an alternative form of approved documentation, children under 18 do not need to have a REAL ID.—
Clara McMichael,
ABC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Conditions are expected to persist through Thursday due to sustained offshore winds and exceptionally low humidity levels, with many areas likely experiencing humidity between 2% and 5% from Tuesday through Thursday, the agency said.—
Chris Boyette and Michelle Watson,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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That penalty sustained a field goal drive after Mahomes threw incomplete on third-and-8.—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Though unrelated, video of Wilde being served custody papers during a CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas only made the buzz around this film that much bigger.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Campbell’s Lions are favored by 9.5 points and experience could serve Goff and his teammates well.—
Mike Jones,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Cater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cater. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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