feted

verb

variants or fêted
Definition of fetednext
past tense of fete
as in honored
to show appreciation, respect, or affection for (someone) with a public celebration the returning servicemen and servicewomen were feted with a week's worth of celebrations

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Recent Examples of feted My sense, however, is that many others could well have benefited from being there to see such giants being feted by their peers and loved ones. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025 Both will be feted during the 27th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards on February 6 at The Ebell of Los Angeles. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025 A couple, Paul and Deb, peppered us with questions about the adventure, then feted us with their own wilderness stories—and several shots. — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2024

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