as in banquet
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
there will be a celebratory dinner at a local restaurant for the entire team
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Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Applebee's For the 17th year, a complimentary dine-in-only lunch or dinner is offered at Applebee's nationwide.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Rihanna went to dinner in Santa Monica wearing a cozy gray sweater dress and a large burgundy Bottega Veneta clutch.
—Jane Hanson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Unlike Aldi and Walmart’s turkey dinner, Sam’s Club is also offering to deliver the meal fully pre-cooked, ready to be heated up and served in under two hours.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Applebee's For the 17th year, a complimentary dine-in-only lunch or dinner is offered at Applebee's nationwide.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Rihanna went to dinner in Santa Monica wearing a cozy gray sweater dress and a large burgundy Bottega Veneta clutch.
—Jane Hanson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Unlike Aldi and Walmart’s turkey dinner, Sam’s Club is also offering to deliver the meal fully pre-cooked, ready to be heated up and served in under two hours.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinner. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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