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or fêted
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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
There, the pair were feted by Afghan officials, with Pete now walking in John’s stead, fulfilling his earlier promise to replace one of the brothers if anything happened to them during their journey.
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Marianne Jean-Baptiste will be feted with an excellence in acting trophy after a screening of her latest collaboration with Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
Others include British filmmaker Steve McQueen, who will be feted at this year’s Camerimage Film Festival with the Outstanding Director Award for career achievement.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
The ensemble cast is also being feted at a slew of festivals.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2024
Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Marianne Jean-Baptiste will be feted with an excellence in acting trophy after a screening of her latest collaboration with Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
Others include British filmmaker Steve McQueen, who will be feted at this year’s Camerimage Film Festival with the Outstanding Director Award for career achievement.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
The ensemble cast is also being feted at a slew of festivals.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Feted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feted. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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