as in dinners
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 banquets
Yuriy Boyechko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Belgian sapphire tiara has seen many state banquets hosted by British royal family.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Royal watchers also look forward to state banquets for the fashion, as women in the royal family like Queen Camilla and Kate Middleton often break out their tiaras for the prestigious dinners.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The high-end Beijing hotel Beiyuan Grand has been setting up stalls in the evenings to serve dishes to passers-by — as Chinese consumers and companies cut back on travel, banquets, and events.
—Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Its signature restaurant, FYSH at EDITION, wins the hearts and palates of guests with inventive, scale-to-tail seafood (like vanilla gelato with tuna eyes) amid velvet banquets and tropical plants.
—AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
The Thomases have given back to the community by providing meals to senior citizens and the homeless, and catering banquets and events.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
The old nonprofit marketing playbook of mailers, banquets and visionary appeals no longer works on its own.
—Yuriy Boyechko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Belgian sapphire tiara has seen many state banquets hosted by British royal family.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Royal watchers also look forward to state banquets for the fashion, as women in the royal family like Queen Camilla and Kate Middleton often break out their tiaras for the prestigious dinners.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The high-end Beijing hotel Beiyuan Grand has been setting up stalls in the evenings to serve dishes to passers-by — as Chinese consumers and companies cut back on travel, banquets, and events.
—Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Its signature restaurant, FYSH at EDITION, wins the hearts and palates of guests with inventive, scale-to-tail seafood (like vanilla gelato with tuna eyes) amid velvet banquets and tropical plants.
—AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
The Thomases have given back to the community by providing meals to senior citizens and the homeless, and catering banquets and events.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banquets
Noun
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From September 19–28, 2025, the city will become a stage for chefs, artisans, and makers, filling the month with collaborative dinners, signature tastings, music, and cultural programming.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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State dinners are as formal as British social events go.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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These enormous mounds of debris left over from the feasts contained thousands of bones.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Communal feasts in century-old homes, polished raw bars, and menus that balance nostalgia with creative ambition can all be found in Music City.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The memorial — which honors veterans from World War I, World War II, and the Korean War — is in front of the police station.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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The prestigious organization honors outstanding achievements in television and enduring contributions to the medium’s heritage through the TCA Awards each year.—
Anne Easton,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While an influencer fam trip might seem predictable, what those influencers created on social media feeds to endorse Behr’s color pick was not.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Brenner Axis feeds into the larger Scandinavian–Mediterranean Corridor, linking Helsinki, Finland, to Valletta, Malta, with the Munich–Verona axis, a cross-border bottleneck, forming a key segment of the route.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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As Thursday’s episode opens, Carrie dines alone at a futuristic Asian restaurant with robot waiters whizzing past.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Banquets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banquets. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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