junketing

present participle of junket
as in regaling
to entertain with a fancy meal a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry

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  • Especially as the townspeople, including a local bishop, start feasting on him.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The ranch is plagued with destructive wild hogs, so panthers do the state a favor by feasting on the invasive pests.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Junketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junketing. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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