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 duo catered a particularly pivotal event in 2017—a Kenzo film premiere with a thousand guests.
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Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2025
If a band wasn’t booked when a banquet was catered, extra tables would be set up on the dance floor.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
It was catered by a chef and set up by a professional picnic company.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
The bride and groom also won’t have to worry about catering, as they and their guests will be provided with a Taco 12 Pack and Cinnabon Delights cake and alcohol served at the Taco Bell Cantina.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2025
If a band wasn’t booked when a banquet was catered, extra tables would be set up on the dance floor.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
It was catered by a chef and set up by a professional picnic company.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
The bride and groom also won’t have to worry about catering, as they and their guests will be provided with a Taco 12 Pack and Cinnabon Delights cake and alcohol served at the Taco Bell Cantina.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cater
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In many cases, cats may try and pinch food from their owner's plate or cry for food, despite being fed.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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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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Images show a group of men wearing gray sweatsuit outfits lined up on a tarmac waiting to board a plane.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Instead, they were shackled, boarded onto a C-17 military cargo plane and flown to Panama.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Whether in China, India, Russia, Turkey, or the United States, nationalism can be sustained only by reverting to this old playbook.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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This minimizes context switching, fosters sustained concentration and reduces decision fatigue.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Where once there was only a single spot for raw fish enthusiasts, there are now several restaurants scattered across the valley, serving everything from delicate nigiri to full omakase experiences.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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For past Congresses and administrations, including the first Trump term, DEI concepts were not controversial, said Neal F. Lane, who served as NSF director in the 1990s and as a science adviser to former President Bill Clinton.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Cater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cater. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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