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
Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
Attendees learned some pointers to help them in that particularly pesky endeavor, while Zoeller regaled them with tales of his whiskey voyages across the seven seas.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
At the Dorchester Hotel that night, an art lender regaled me with reams of, sadly off the record, art world gossip.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2024
When Kristofferson does finally speak, regaling Browne with tales of a recent drug bust and reminiscing about old gigs, his raspy baritone confirms that this guy is intimately familiar with filterless cigarettes, empty bottles, and late nights bleeding into early mornings.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
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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
Attendees learned some pointers to help them in that particularly pesky endeavor, while Zoeller regaled them with tales of his whiskey voyages across the seven seas.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
At the Dorchester Hotel that night, an art lender regaled me with reams of, sadly off the record, art world gossip.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2024
When Kristofferson does finally speak, regaling Browne with tales of a recent drug bust and reminiscing about old gigs, his raspy baritone confirms that this guy is intimately familiar with filterless cigarettes, empty bottles, and late nights bleeding into early mornings.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regale
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But that has to be better than anything a Thanksgiving dinner brings.Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
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This Thanksgiving appetizer gives you dinner and a show Black Friday beers, holiday markets and more things to do this Thanksgiving weekend Sick of turkey?The Denver Post, The Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2024
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Borisov artfully underplays the progression: He’s taken aback by her feral resistance, amused by her spirit, then really sees her.Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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But Rostami and Rasoulof are also keenly aware of, and even amused by the irony of, how their lives have played out.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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Now, he’s honored by the Deloitte Cincinnati 100 with the Carl H. Lindner Award for Entrepreneurship and Civic Spirit.Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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This advanced privacy measure stops unauthorized data collection in its tracks, ensuring that your users' preferences are honored, even if your system isn’t perfect.Ian Cohen, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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There are two dining cars, one Western-style restaurant car for banquet dining and silver service and a more intimate Chinese-style restaurant car with booth seating.Nicole Trilivas, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Its bursts of color come courtesy of mustard-yellow banquets and baby blue chairs.Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024
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Frolova-Walker and Walker, at the end of their book on the Shostakovich Fifth, entertain an enticing possibility: What if the work actually had nothing to do with Stalin?Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Six rounds into the eight-round match—which ended in a unanimous decision for Paul—the commentator Rosie Perez, a longtime friend of Tyson’s, dropped any pretense of being entertained.Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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The decisions on climate finance published today during COP 29, which will act feed into the final decisions from this climate conference, can add significant momentum to what is available for climate finance and action.Simi Thambi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Videos of awkward campaign encounters and stump jokes fed ridicule from the left.Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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The days, and sometimes hours, following your meal are spent reliving the feast, sometimes with a new spin in the form of a sandwich or a calzone.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Everyone plays a different role on Thanksgiving Day, between the hosts at the helm of the holiday and the guests who gather for the big feast — and this year in particular, the cosmos will bring an extra serving of energy to the table on Nov. 28.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Nothing brings me more joy than the promise of patio dining at the first whisper of fall’s cool air, which, for those who live in triple digits, means temperature in the 70s and 80s.Becky Bartkowski, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
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There is also a bar and the possibility to dine at the venue.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Regale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regale. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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