as in dinner
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
a regale to honor the retiring Supreme Court justice
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as in to amuse
to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied
regaled his grandchildren with stories of his time in Morocco
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Recent Examples of regale
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
While some followers ask for advice on how to restore old windows, others wonder out loud about the diet (spinach smoothies) and skin-care routine (daily handstands for blood flow to the head) of the man who regales them with stories of his real-estate bets and deals around the city.
—Mark Grochowski, Curbed, 28 June 2024
Both of his parents regaled him with stories from their college basketball days.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2024
The better-resourced festivals bring in talent to regale the Academy members on hand, from the Hamptons and Woodstock to Savannah.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
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Monday marked the first World Series game in the Bronx in 15 years, and the Yankees decorated the place in history and hype, showing videos of past championships, enlisting Derek Jeter to throw out the first pitch and regaling the thirsty crowd with some Ice Cube-countering rap from Fat Joe.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
While some followers ask for advice on how to restore old windows, others wonder out loud about the diet (spinach smoothies) and skin-care routine (daily handstands for blood flow to the head) of the man who regales them with stories of his real-estate bets and deals around the city.
—Mark Grochowski, Curbed, 28 June 2024
Both of his parents regaled him with stories from their college basketball days.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2024
The better-resourced festivals bring in talent to regale the Academy members on hand, from the Hamptons and Woodstock to Savannah.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regale
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Food and Recipes Kitchen Assistant For evenly brown cookies or easy one-pan dinners.Molly Allen, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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Remember, making multiple lunch and dinner reservations for six people is way easier than for 16.Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
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In a year of exuberance and dread, songs came from every which way to comfort, to amuse, to haunt, to tantalize.August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Kraus and Nuzzi, who had profiled Kennedy the previous fall, were amused.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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Several hundred people gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol for a vigil Tuesday night to honor those slain, with some passing candles to each other and standing close against the winter chill.TODD RICHMOND, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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The country’s newest national monument honors Frances Perkins, America’s first female cabinet secretary and a champion of workers’ rights.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Just 300 were issued at a company banquet; 48 are graded.Craig Custance, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Police arrest her ex-boyfriend Dec. 23, 2024 Robert Caraballo, Angelina’s stepfather, told ABC7 that the suspect had picked Angelina up from a cheerleader banquet and taken her to his home.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Southern Kitchen After entertaining extended family and cooking a robust Thanksgiving dinner one short month before, Myles Moody says his mother kept the food simple on Christmas morning growing up.The Tennessean, The Tennessean, 27 Dec. 2024
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Image Near Campus Martius Park in Detroit, a member of the Detroit Circus wore a dreidel hat and entertained a crowd at a menorah lighting.Philip Pacheco, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Advanced-Data Infrastructure IoT devices and sensors feed ERP systems with live operational data from supply chains, manufacturing units and customer interactions.Kiran Yelamaneni, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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That’s why farmers and ranchers in the area depend on irrigation that is facilitated by capturing water at two international reservoirs that feed into the river.Berenice Garcia, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
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The capitalist feast is ironic given the franchise’s anti-capitalist critique, and Netflix has received criticism for it.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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From life-size streetcars to lobby bars, these imaginative gingerbread displays are a festive feast for your eyes.Spencer Whaley, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The following month, while dining with her husband Paul Finck, 60, in a California restaurant, a waiter accidentally fell into her, breaking one of her ribs in her back.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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To dine last minute at the Polo Bar, one of New York’s toughest reservations, someone could offer up more than six hundred dollars and pray.Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Regale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regale. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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