regaled

verb

past tense of regale
1
as in amused
to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied regaled his grandchildren with stories of his time in Morocco

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2
as in fed
to entertain with a fancy meal an inn that nightly regales its guests with five-course meals prepared by a master chef

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Recent Examples of regaled Turturro regaled attendees with stories about his impressive stage career. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026 Woods, in response, regaled a tongue-in-cheek story about pitching movie ideas to Ruffalo. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026 And new local knowledge will be gleaned, with which future visitors will someday be regaled. — Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026 Joe, a Geordie exiled to Yorkshire in search of work, regaled his son with stories of Jackie Milburn and the three FA Cup triumphs of the 1950s. — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Our lively tour guide regaled us with stories of the residents who inhabited those streets, including merchant Mary King and George Rae, the plague doctor who tended to victims in 1645. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026 In addition to pointing out pockets of loveliness, Bayless regaled us with charming stories about TV filming episodes gone awry and how his youngest grandchild likes to bang at his back door for food. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The excitement continued with a visit from none other than Indiana Jones played by Choco Clotfelter, who regaled the students with tales of the railroads, travel, and the founding of the Del Mar Fair. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026 Now regaled to one wall, the kitchen boasts even more counter space, as well as overhead cabinetry and an adjacent eating nook. — Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regaled
  1. amused
  2. fed
  3. entertained
  4. honored
  5. feasted
  6. dined
  7. recognized
Verb
  • Kitchen was particularly amused by Moss' impressive collection of fishing boats.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Both are obviously fabricated, but neither of the candidates depicted is amused.
    — Max Raskin, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of amused
Verb
  • Sigrid Rausing, Granta’s publisher, said in a statement that the magazine fed Nazir’s story into Claude as a way of gauging whether it was written with AI.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • His unmasking fed an emerging panic over Wikipedia’s accuracy.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of fed
Verb
  • Later, she’s entertained by a mouse running along the baseboard of one of London’s more elegant restaurants.
    — Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Invent new ways to satisfy our seemingly endless desire to be entertained.
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of entertained
Verb
  • Before the game, first responders were honored and both coaches made sure to express their gratitude for the swift and effective work of those who protected the communities.
    — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Persian Gulf state has declared force majeure — citing unexpected, uncontrollable events preventing contracts from being honored — every month since the March attack.
    — Spencer Kimball,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of honored
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  • The severity of their exposure was corroborated by the short life of cats, who feasted on the factory’s omnipresent rodents.
    — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But that isn't all; matter that isn't feasted upon is channeled to the poles of the black hole, from where it is blasted out as twin jets of plasma moving at near-light speed.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of feasted
Verb
  • Swift and Kelce dined at the Jane Hotel, which is located in the heart of the West Village in Manhattan.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2026
  • After the vigil, Mamdani dined at Palestinian restaurant Ayat on the Upper West Side.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dined
Verb
  • Tyler Shultz, a former Theranos research engineer who helped expose the company’s faulty blood-testing technology, barely recognized the woman on-screen.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The manager there recognized a Met Opera ticket in the print and ordered the $90 ties, which sold out in three days.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of recognized

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