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: a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honoring a deity, person, or thing
feasted; feasting; feasts
feaster
noun
Examples of feast in a Sentence
Noun
give the annual Thanksgiving feast
Every guest brought a different dish to the party, and we had quite a feast.
There were hundreds of guests at the royal wedding feast.
the feast of the Nativity
Verb
the returning war heroes were feasted all over the country
feast your eyes on all the fresh flowers at the farmers' market
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Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
What to do and where to stay in Bangkok
Bustling Bangkok, Thailand’s capital city, is a feast for the senses and one of Asia’s megacities.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Ahead, feast your eyes on 105 fancy names from a myriad of cultures and eras.
—Lydia Wang, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
There was also visual feast thanks to a drone show from Skymagic, a global events company based in the north of England.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
What to do and where to stay in Bangkok
Bustling Bangkok, Thailand’s capital city, is a feast for the senses and one of Asia’s megacities.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
But while the national organization sits on $2.5 billion in net assets, its clinics are deliberately feasting on crumbs.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Ahead, feast your eyes on 105 fancy names from a myriad of cultures and eras.
—Lydia Wang, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Feast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feast. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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feast
2 of 2 verb1
: to eat plentifully : take part in a feast
2
: to entertain with a feast
3
: delight entry 2 sense 2
feast your eyes on the view
feaster
noun
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