catering

verb

present participle of cater
as in feeding
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 catering On the west side, the street along the harbor is chockablock with venues catering to tourists and daytrippers come to enjoy the pier and small beaches. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026 The nannies are expected to keep every aspect of daily life running seamlessly while catering to the unique needs of both parents and children. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 Road trippers will find public EV charging points in key market towns or at more than 50 self-catering cottages offering on-site charging. — Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Kohl’s was once a retail darling, carving out market share as a department store catering to the middle-income American consumer with coupons and deals that drove loyalty. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 27 June 2026 The new cafe will handle catering at garden events and will offer garden supper clubs, according to a joint announcement by the garden and Westland, which now runs 10 restaurants. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026 Instead of catering to automobile traffic like typical intersection signal systems, Jung's invention adjusts crossing signal times based on the slowest pedestrian's pace. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 June 2026 The butler service goes above and beyond, catering to your whims including in-room dining (available 24 hours a day for butler suite guests) dropping off bug spray to the room, organizing your clothes into the closet upon arrival, and will even pick you up for dinner in style. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026 Abdikerm Eidleh Investigators allege Eidleh personally collected $5 million in bribes and kickbacks after instructing restaurants and catering businesses to inflate receipts submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education for reimbursement. — Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catering
  1. feeding
  2. boarding
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  • As a result, cash flow is no longer sufficient to keep feeding the beast, prompting companies to issue bonds and fresh stock.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Taking the hassle out of feeding your family doesn't have to break the bank, either.
    — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of feeding
Verb
  • French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tweets that five passengers from the country were evacuated from the ship and one of them exhibited symptoms after boarding the evacuation flight.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Big airport jackpots aren't unheard of While a multimillion-dollar airport jackpot is rare, Harry Reid International Airport has seen several other travelers strike it rich before boarding their flights.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of boarding

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“Catering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catering. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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