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  • plural of banquet.
  • present tense form of banquet (3rd person singular).
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banquets

NOUN
formal dinner, usually ceremonial
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Her party is trying to get local authorities to stop the banquets, and has had an initial success in the Brittany town of Quimper.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Kim, absorbing North Korea’s first major combat losses in many decades, has lavished surviving families with banquets, gold medals and new Pyongyang apartments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

Many younger Chinese associate red wine with business deals and official banquets, hurting its cool factor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

The company also organised mass holidays and banquets for current and potential investors.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

After Jem’s funeral, they were in the kitchen cleaning up the remains of the tribal banquets that are a part of dying in Maycomb.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee



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