cater

verb

ˈkā-tər How to pronounce cater (audio)
Definition of caternext
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 Though designed to be used by everyone in the household, the new system can cater personalized content to six users, which is the upper limit for the facial recognition feature. — Muskanbhatia, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026 After the war, Lisbon and Washington signed a formal agreement for the Air Force's use of the base, which has a long runway to cater for heavy military aircraft. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 One came from Merlin Verrier, who caters touring artists at venues such as Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre under the name Hot Like Sauce. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Therapists begin facials with face-scanning wands and other probes, to measure your lipid shield, pigmentation, hydration and elasticity, and then cater their approach to the precise needs of your skin in that moment. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cater
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cater
  1. feed
  2. board
  3. sustain
  4. serve
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  • My folks love to entertain and Costco’s forklift-trafficked aisles are primed to feed the 20-plus members of my extended family.
    — Jenn de la Vega, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The coach had criticized Brooklyn’s shot selection and turnovers before the game, saying the Nets’ decisions with the ball were feeding their problems on defense.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of feed
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  • In 1731 Brit Robert Jenkins was captaining one such ship, en route from Jamaica to London, when Spanish guards boarded it in the West Indies.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The project has been in the works since 2019, with Wan boarding the production this spring.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of board
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  • But when mandates or control measures are used as the main tool in a crisis response, a short-term impact can be difficult to sustain.
    — Raj Panjabi, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In addition to a person in his car dying from injuries sustained in the crash, another passenger was severely hurt, the release said.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of sustain
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  • Both already serve as the ranking members of their respective committees, and Warren, in particular, has found success pursuing progressive policy priorities despite Republicans running Washington.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Stalemate Netanyahu has become the country's longest-serving prime minister after past electoral stalemates kept him in office and other parties could not form a governing coalition before deadlines passed.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of serve

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“Cater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cater. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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