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or fête
1
as in reception
a social gathering
the heiress wanted to do something with her life other than shuttle from fete to fete
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2
as in festival
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
the island's annual fete is a celebration of the daffodil in all of its springtime beauty
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or fête
as in to honor
to show appreciation, respect, or affection for (someone) with a public celebration
the returning servicemen and servicewomen were feted with a week's worth of celebrations
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Recent Examples of fete
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
Your festive fete needs one of these recipes on this menu!
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
Bryant Rousseau, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Brady wore the watch during halftime of the New England Patriots’ 2023 home opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, where he was feted by the crowd at Gillette Stadium.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Winners at the Gothams don’t necessarily coincide with those other fetes because the voting bodies don’t overlap.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
Your festive fete needs one of these recipes on this menu!
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
Festivals and food also made for fun stories, like a tour of Quebec’s roadside cuisine, a French fair feting Communism, a New Year’s toast to a sea goddess in Brazil and a radish-carving contest in Mexico.
—Bryant Rousseau, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Brady wore the watch during halftime of the New England Patriots’ 2023 home opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, where he was feted by the crowd at Gillette Stadium.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fete
Noun
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His 47 catches for 851 yards and 10 TDs complemented the 65 receptions for 971 yards and 13 TDs put up by Brown.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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The controversy surrounding Emilia Perez comes in stark contrast to the positive reception of Wicked.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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Dating back to 2014, Neymar was either injured or conveniently suspended when the festival rolled around.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Fall can be an autumnal festival or murder mystery.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The question should be whether a mayor of New York honors his duty to protect taxpayer funds, or looks for opportunities to bend them to his personal and political gain.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Most of the rest of the dishes also feature seafood, honoring the city’s deep roots in fishing.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Raymond James Stadium — home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers — can hold about 65,000 for most events, and capacity can be increased a bit if necessary.—
Tim Reynolds,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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Partners for the event include Carnival, Crock-Pot, King’s Hawaiian, Sabra, Anheuser- Busch, TickPick, Verizon, GNC, Tyson, Hellmann’s, Natalie’s Juice, Flavortown Sauce and Flavortown Cookware.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Take Jennifer Lopez, for example, who channeled old Hollywood glamour at a Golden Globes party.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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While all parties obsessed over quotas and affirmative action inside the military, there were very few questions about actual policy, or what Hegseth knows about the job.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Tina also elaborated on the festivities, which featured her standing on a beach in Malibu in a fur coat and red lipstick.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Three years after a massive boycott and untelevised ceremony, the stars were back on the red carpet and inside the Beverly Hilton hotel, while CBS aired the festivities live.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Its annual spring and fall fiestas are still called Pecan Street Festival.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
3 Sep. 2024
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This holiday fiesta will be a great to get the entire family in the holiday spirit at the kick-off of Christmas week.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American-Statesman,
6 Dec. 2024
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Michael Backstrom, Edison’s vice president of regulatory affairs, said Thursday that there were no conclusions yet about the cause of either fire.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Will Drake’s complaint soften rap’s fiery desire for controversy, or make the next rap beef a kinder and gentler affair?—
Bill Hochberg,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Fete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fete. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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