as in meal
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
monks taking their evening repast in silence
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Recent Examples of repast
Tim Carman, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Does the next table at dinner insist on getting drunk and having a raucous repast every evening?
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2023
The work accelerated during Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims traditionally conduct a dawn-to-dusk fast broken by what in normal times would be a sumptuous repast.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
And, if my in-laws are anything to go by, the evening repast was a light meal of soup, bread and leftovers from lunch.
—Jamie Schler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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Noun
These inventions don’t just cross cultures, expanding the flavors available for our morning repast.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Does the next table at dinner insist on getting drunk and having a raucous repast every evening?
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2023
The work accelerated during Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims traditionally conduct a dawn-to-dusk fast broken by what in normal times would be a sumptuous repast.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
And, if my in-laws are anything to go by, the evening repast was a light meal of soup, bread and leftovers from lunch.
—Jamie Schler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repast
Noun
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Also, a $10.49 value meal will include five nuggets, one sauce, a crunchy taco, a beef chalupa, nacho fries and a medium soda.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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The full meal is $85, but dishes can also be ordered a la carte.Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
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These men seem to devote most of their time to cultivating relationships with government officials and gang bosses in teahouses, karaoke parlors, and banqueting clubs.John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2014
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But in many Western capitals the optics of the visit will look very different – two autocrats who have long described themselves as firm friends shaking hands and banqueting while a conflagration in Europe rages.Nectar Gan, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
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The menu includes pink moon oysters and mignonette, persimmon salad, squash blossoms, an aquavit digestif, quail and panna cotta for dessert.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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Once relegated to the kid’s menu, chicken tenders are behind some of the most successful restaurant chains in the world.Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
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For now, feast your eyes on her latest feat, the Toni Maticevski moment.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
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Below, feast your eyes on a zebra-print skirt from Jacquemus, a joy-inducing Loewe Flamenco clutch in butter year, essential knitwear from Stella McCartney and The Row, and a few other seasonal hits our editors are loving.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The following month, while dining with her husband Paul Finck, 60, in a California restaurant, a waiter accidentally fell into her, breaking one of her ribs in her back.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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To dine last minute at the Polo Bar, one of New York’s toughest reservations, someone could offer up more than six hundred dollars and pray.Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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The challenges require participants to partake in high-stakes games while facing moral dilemmas.Angela Yang, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Kane, who shuttered his eponymous label in 2023, is the first guest designer to partake in Self-Portrait’s residency program, which is based in London.Hannah Malach, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Courtenay Brown Dec 16, 2024 - Economy Trump wildcard paralyzes global central banks Global policymakers admit that how their economies fare next year largely rests on President-elect Trump and whether his trade agenda becomes a reality.Courtenay Brown, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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While Bitcoin has historically fared well against inflation, economic uncertainty and resurgent inflation fears can drive investors away from riskier assets and toward safer bets such as Treasury notes.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2024
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The next mini-segment brought the hosts to that infamous diner scene from The Sopranos series closer, as the gang snacked on onion rings before — what else?Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
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Don't forget to drink plenty of water and try to avoid snacking irregularly.Karina Zaiets, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Repast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repast. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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