as in banquet
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
there will be a celebratory dinner at a local restaurant for the entire team
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Recent Examples of dinner
Special guest Dat Nguyen, the first Vietnamese NFL player, will be at the dinner.
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Monica Hooper, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
At a yearly selection dinner, the group decides which works will receive a portion of its funds and enter the museum’s permanent collection.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
In a statement Friday, American Friends Service Committee said people inside the facility reported getting small portions of food, with breakfast at 6 a.m., dinner at 10 p.m. and no lunch.
—Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
At dinner, Dad kept his head bowed most of the time.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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Monica Hooper, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
At a yearly selection dinner, the group decides which works will receive a portion of its funds and enter the museum’s permanent collection.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
In a statement Friday, American Friends Service Committee said people inside the facility reported getting small portions of food, with breakfast at 6 a.m., dinner at 10 p.m. and no lunch.
—Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
At dinner, Dad kept his head bowed most of the time.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinner
Noun
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Every day, members of the kibbutz gathered in a banquet hall to hear updates about neighbors who had been kidnapped or murdered or were still missing.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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While attending a state banquet during their visit, the Dutch royals gave President Pavel and his wife the Order of the Dutch Lion and the Order of the Royal Household. Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?—
Greta Bjornson,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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This plate is a visual feast of crispy fries, Kalua pork and bulgogi, topped with a fried egg and furikake.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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History’s first American pope recalled that the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday marked a special feast day to pray for the church in China.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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“Dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinner. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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