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
And the drive system also comes with an auto hold function to prevent rollback on steep inclines, as well as catering for hill starts.
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New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Earlier this summer, the $1 billion live-action Lilo & Stitch became a breakout hit thanks to catering early aughts IP to Zoomers.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
Like the series, Mask of the Phantasm does a nice job of catering both to kids and adults — this isn’t as intense as the Christopher Nolan films or as kinky as the Tim Burton movies, but it’s smartly written and respectful about what makes the Dark Knight such an evergreen character.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
And now one of the world’s most whimsical travel destinations is introducing a program catered exclusively to them.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Earlier this summer, the $1 billion live-action Lilo & Stitch became a breakout hit thanks to catering early aughts IP to Zoomers.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
Like the series, Mask of the Phantasm does a nice job of catering both to kids and adults — this isn’t as intense as the Christopher Nolan films or as kinky as the Tim Burton movies, but it’s smartly written and respectful about what makes the Dark Knight such an evergreen character.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
And now one of the world’s most whimsical travel destinations is introducing a program catered exclusively to them.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cater
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Come for the hard news and stay for stuff that feeds your passions: top-shelf dining, sports and music content.—
Benjamin Goad,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Oleksandr Dmitriev, the founder of a Ukrainian system that centralizes feeds from thousands of drone crews across the frontline, told Reuters the outage was an example of the shortcomings of relying on cloud services for military operations, particularly battlefield drone reconnaissance.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Some reported seeing law enforcement officers boarding the ship.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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Under the Boater Freedom Act, the wildlife commission and other law enforcement are no longer allowed to stop or board a vessel without probable cause, including for random safety inspections.—
Teghan Simonton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 July 2025
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May she be sustained by God's wisdom, compassion, and grace at this pivotal moment for the Church in Wales.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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At the very least, vehicles can sustain severe water damage.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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The Bastrop district serves 13,000 students in Bastrop, Cedar Creek, Red Rock, Rockne and Paige.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The Union has several restaurants signed, including those serving Mexican, Japanese and Thai food.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
30 July 2025
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“Cater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cater. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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