junketed

Definition of junketednext
past tense of junket
as in honored
to entertain with a fancy meal a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry

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  • Strong, who was honored as the AP Player of the Year on Thursday, had 12 points and 12 rebounds but went 4-for-16 from the field.
    Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Strong, who was honored as the AP Player of the Year on Thursday, had 12 points and 12 rebounds, but went four for 16 from the field.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
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  • Whether or not Ye used AI to make Bully, the album nonetheless feels like decades of his music fed into a computer program.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But fortunately, the larvae happily fed on the tiny crustaceans called copepods that the aquarists gave them.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
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  • Nash’s Santa Clara teams had that under coach Dick Davey, whose lessons in mental toughness were regaled in Nash’s Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement speech.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Keenan had the hookup with both Cambridge’s flourishing party scene and a handful of small-time regional pot dealers, who regaled the pair with tales of running weed in pickup trucks over the Mexican border.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
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  • Marsha recognized the man on the right as Steven White — her daughter Ashley's best friend.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The quotation is from the Book of Isaiah, which is recognized as Scripture by Christians and Jews.
    Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Junketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junketed. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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