junketing

verb

present participle of junket
as in feeding
to entertain with a fancy meal a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junketing
  1. feeding
  2. regaling
  3. honoring
  4. feasting
  5. dining
Verb
  • Out on the pack ice, a mother polar bear and her two cubs were feeding on a bearded seal.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Shretha sat on the ground petting her and feeding her water from a bottle.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of feeding
Verb
  • The two dashing newcomers have since been regaling the Georgia Aquarium’s existing belugas, a quartet of females*, with tales of their peregrinations.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • One morning earlier this week, Thomas Lupo, the president and CEO of the American Wood Column Corporation, was in his office regaling two young entrepreneurs with tales of his 110-year-old family business.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 12 June 2026
Definition of regaling
Verb
  • Indeed, relatively few spacecraft of any kind have borne female names over the years — and most of the ones that did were not honoring actual, real-life people.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure has added a memorial honoring legendary comic artist/creator Jack Kirby.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of honoring
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  • At around the same time people at Etowah were feasting on cacao, so were people at Chaco Canyon in what’s now New Mexico.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The nonprofit claimed that the wildlife has created a fire hazard by feasting on the native plant life.
    — Alys Martinez, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of feasting
Verb
  • The streets have had a steady buzz in recent months, with locals and tourists dining and strolling between stores throughout the day.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Jacobs-Freeman advises starting with textiles, layering a drapery, boucle throw, or even a set of dining chairs before committing in a more permanent way.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of dining
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“Junketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junketing. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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