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as in dinner
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a feast at a fancy banquet hall with their closest friends and family.
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as in joy
a source of great satisfaction
the colorful Mardi Gras parade is a feast for the senses
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as in abundance
an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs
on the Internet there's a feast of information about this medical condition
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as in to delight
to give satisfaction to
feast your eyes on all the fresh flowers at the farmers' market
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Recent Examples of feast
Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
Cannibals take over a Mexican restaurant on Halloween night, forcing the staff to create a grotesque feast.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Moody feasted against the end of Portland’s bench and Lindy Waters III hit a 3 to give the Warriors a 34-point lead.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Devotees dress up in their finest outfits, make offerings to Lakshmi, light fireworks and sparklers, and enjoy a sweet feast.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
Cannibals take over a Mexican restaurant on Halloween night, forcing the staff to create a grotesque feast.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
Three-and-D, spot-up-type of players have feasted on the Jazz so far this season.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Moody feasted against the end of Portland’s bench and Lindy Waters III hit a 3 to give the Warriors a 34-point lead.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
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The event includes dinner, drinks, a silent auction and entertainment.Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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The company is also holding dinners featuring local chefs who incorporate cacao into their meals, a day of merry crafts-making and a festive holiday market with chocolatiers and foragers, among other chocolate-centric things.Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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These people, and many other Americans, weren’t interested in the politics of joy that Kamala Harris and the other law school grads were offering.David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Given Heretic’s clear joy in kicking around ideas, this is frustrating.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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If there’s little forensic evidence tying Allen to the crime, then the abundance of alternate suspects could present a gold mine for his defense.Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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Stefanovic didn’t need to play a starring role given the abundance of talent around him.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Monday marked the first World Series game in the Bronx in 15 years, and the Yankees decorated the place in history and hype, showing videos of past championships, enlisting Derek Jeter to throw out the first pitch and regaling the thirsty crowd with some Ice Cube-countering rap from Fat Joe.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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While some followers ask for advice on how to restore old windows, others wonder out loud about the diet (spinach smoothies) and skin-care routine (daily handstands for blood flow to the head) of the man who regales them with stories of his real-estate bets and deals around the city.Mark Grochowski, Curbed, 28 June 2024
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The keyboard’s trademark shallow key travel remains the same, which is a demerit for heavy-handed typists like myself but should delight light-touch Mac users who prefer little to no resistance when typing.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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A day care facility in Maine has delighted the internet by revealing which dog breed is the clingiest, and needless to say, anyone who owns a German shorthaired pointer can relate.Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Amelia Soth October 17, 2019 The banquet hall was painted black from ceiling to floor.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2024
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The first Greater Los Angeles Association banquet dinner in March 1924 One of the founding members of GALA was Eli P. Clark, a railway tycoon and Hollywoodland investor.Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
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Goodnow Farms Dark Chocolate The floral green Sichuan peppercorns in this velvety treat are more aromatic than numbing, highlighting the herbaceous Peruvian cacao.Megan Zhang, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
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There will be copious mugs of hot chocolate and treats, available for both kids and sweet-toothed adults.Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In 2019, the Antioch City Council honored Sobalvarro for her 40 years of service during its meeting.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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North Korea may have decided to send troops to Russia not just to honor the two countries’ new defense treaty but also to afford the North Korean military firsthand combat experience.Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Feast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feast. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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