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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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Industry executives say caterers now clamor for foie gras to add a luxurious touch to weddings and banquets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Describing himself as a Catholic from the impoverished aristocracy and an entrepreneur, he says it would offend against both his ethics and his business sense to exclude people from the banquets.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

For the LFI's Fourreau, the banquets are "backward-looking – a caricature".

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

Embraced across China since the 1970s, these tunes are widely performed at both casual gatherings and high-profile state banquets.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

Of one thing he was certain: The feast-day banquets in the palace of the King could never better the modest meal before him, for he had earned it.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park



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