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
Slip into some formal wear, get dinner and catch one of these performances in downtown Hartford.
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Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
For many people, dessert is a nightly ritual—something sweet after dinner to signal the day is winding down.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2026
At dinner, specialty restaurants are also available including The Grill by Thomas Keller, a steakhouse experience also included in the cruise fare.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Our twelve-year-old hovers nearby, hungry for dinner, but also hungry in a deeper way.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
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Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
For many people, dessert is a nightly ritual—something sweet after dinner to signal the day is winding down.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2026
At dinner, specialty restaurants are also available including The Grill by Thomas Keller, a steakhouse experience also included in the cruise fare.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Our twelve-year-old hovers nearby, hungry for dinner, but also hungry in a deeper way.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinner
Noun
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The two were also said to have attended the annual banquet for the Citizens Commission on Human Rights.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Every day, Dan obeyed his own addictions, killing pain with packs of cigarettes and Coors banquet beers.—
Andrew Callahan,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Fennell has also dropped the elaborate framing devices that make Brontë’s book, among other things, a feast of unreliable narration.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Pulling together a fan feast like this requires a sizeable staff.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinner. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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