as in to feed
to provide food or meals for
a local firm will cater the awards banquet for high school athletes of the year
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as in to humor
to give in to (a desire)
the gooey dessert catered to the children's sweet tooth
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Recent Examples of cater
Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2025
If a band wasn’t booked when a banquet was catered, extra tables would be set up on the dance floor.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
It was catered by a chef and set up by a professional picnic company.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
The bride and groom also won’t have to worry about catering, as they and their guests will be provided with a Taco 12 Pack and Cinnabon Delights cake and alcohol served at the Taco Bell Cantina.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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The duo catered a particularly pivotal event in 2017—a Kenzo film premiere with a thousand guests.
—Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2025
If a band wasn’t booked when a banquet was catered, extra tables would be set up on the dance floor.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
It was catered by a chef and set up by a professional picnic company.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
The bride and groom also won’t have to worry about catering, as they and their guests will be provided with a Taco 12 Pack and Cinnabon Delights cake and alcohol served at the Taco Bell Cantina.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Cater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cater. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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