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noun

ˈjəŋ-kət How to pronounce junket (audio)
Definition of junketnext
as in excursion
a short trip for pleasure took a junket to the city for some sightseeing and shopping

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junket

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verb

as in to regale
to entertain with a fancy meal a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry

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Recent Examples of junket
Noun
The aides arranged press junkets, invented sources, and planted stories that brazenly inverted popular views. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 Norwood has been on the publicity trail this week, participating in a press junket and appearing live on television. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
The studio is junketing the film for international press from June 18-19, which means that most of its interviews will be banked if the talks with SAG-AFTRA falter. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for junket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junket
  1. excursion
  2. regale
  3. tour
  4. banquet
  5. jaunt
  6. honor
  7. feed
  8. dine
Noun
  • Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park offers scenic train rides through colorful forests, open meadows, and river valleys, with special excursions during peak fall foliage season.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2026
  • They were gathered on the studio lot last month as part of Disney’s Somos Magic Summit, a three-day event involving a series of panels and presentations at the company’s corporate headquarters and excursion to the Disneyland Resort theme parks.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of excursion
Verb
  • Turturro regaled attendees with stories about his impressive stage career.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026
  • If wokeness isn’t the most pressing matter in this year’s election, neither were the other golden oldies DeSantis recalled to regale the ballroom crowd at TPepin’s Hospitality Centre about his eight years in office.
    — Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of regale
Noun
  • Iowa’s roughly 900,000 cyclists, many of whom have participated in an annual cycling tour that’s made the state synonymous with biking, weren’t amused.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026
  • There are two more events left in the European tour season, in Abu Dhabi and then Dubai.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of tour
Verb
  • An impressive reception room and a banqueting hall add to its splendor.
    — Fanny Guénon des Mesnards, Architectural Digest, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The exhibition showcases gold, silver, and bronze artifacts that reflect the Thracians’ aristocratic pursuits, including warfare, horsemanship, and banqueting.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of banquet
Noun
  • He’s seized on the attorney general’s abundant out-of-state travel — for official business, Ford says — to portray him as a high-flier beholden to the special interests that financed his jaunts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Stalter released her debut album Crave in September Ahead of Halloween this year, Meg Stalter went on an unexpected jaunt to outer space.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of jaunt
Verb
  • The 17th-century Georgian stone building is now Hamilton House, a museum that houses documents from the famous forefather’s early years and features exhibits honoring other Caribbean personalities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For robotexts covered by federal consent rules, revocation requests must generally be honored within 10 business days.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of honor
Verb
  • Ocean iron fertilization grew from the idea that iron-rich dust blown across the oceans during past ice ages fed blooms of phytoplankton, helping to lower atmospheric CO₂.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In Denmark, Microsoft agreed to feed waste heat from a data center into a local district heating network, with the companies involved saying the project could cover the annual heating needs of approximately 6,000 households.
    — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of feed
Verb
  • There are also Koele Suites, which are closer to 800 square feet and have dining areas that seat four, and a Kaiholena Suite, which is almost 2,000 square feet.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Selfridges London is also hosting the Downtown Café with a backdrop of illuminated skyscrapers, festive scenes in every window and a subway carriage to dine in.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
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