junkets 1 of 2

noun

plural of junket
as in excursions
a short trip for pleasure took a junket to the city for some sightseeing and shopping

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junkets

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verb

present tense third-person singular of junket
as in honors
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 junkets
Noun
Former head coach Joe Paterno had met Nike founder Phil Knight via the many shoe-company junkets held around the country. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 John Henry Days poked fun at press junkets while asking serious questions about the man behind the myth. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026 More Choice is funded by Independent Voters Project, an advocacy nonprofit that backed the 2010 top two system and sponsors annual junkets for state lawmakers in Hawaii and Mexico alongside business leaders. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 And this cast wasn’t simply showing up to junkets. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 When studio movies come to the Croisette, they’re accompanied by stars on the red carpet and parties and marketing junkets. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 May 2026 In a few famous cases, star appearances on promotion junkets exacerbated personal conflicts to stimulate audience interest. — Peter Bart, Deadline, 22 May 2026 Miles Teller has been in Cannes promoting his star turn in James Gray’s competition title Paper Tiger, but the star continues to be shy about press junkets after a September 2015 Esquire magazine profile. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026 Beyond consultant services, YouTube also connects some of these creators with speaking events and press junkets to extend reach and boost awareness. — Alex Sherman,zach Vallese, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junkets
  1. excursions
  2. honors
  3. tours
  4. regales
  5. travels
  6. dines
  7. feeds
  8. feasts
Noun
  • These special itineraries range from international routes aboard ultra-luxe sleeper trains to glamorous coastal excursions and retro-chic day trips through the country’s winemaking regions.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In the event states lose their lawsuits that aim to shut down prediction markets, the next-best thing might be for the traditional sportsbooks to fail in their excursions into prediction markets.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of excursions
Verb
  • In 2011, Norris was inducted into Northern Illinois University’s Northern Star Hall of Fame, which honors former students, advisers and friends of the university’s student newspaper.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Vantage Award, presented to Domingo, honors an artist who is helping to challenge dominant narratives around cinema.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of honors
Noun
  • Carl Schuster, who served three tours on the Lincoln’s sister ship, the USS Nimitz, in the late 1970s and 1980s, said life aboard can be isolating, especially for enlisted crew who work deep inside the 100,000-ton carriers.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly three-quarters of its humanoid revenue came from research and education in the first nine months of 2025, while corporate tours made up more than half of its still-small industrial business, a company filing showed.
    — Elaine Yu,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of tours
Verb
  • Trump regularly regales audiences with his prowess as a dealmaker by recounting conversations he's had with Macron about trade irritants, mimicking Macron's responses in an exaggerated accent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • Aboard the boat, Terry regales his passengers with tales of the river, from namesake Twain to tragic Lovers' Leap just downstream of Hannibal.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026
Definition of regales
Noun
  • Higher-income Americans typically aren't the ones cutting back on groceries to afford their travels, for example.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • As both overland and maritime trade became more secure and efficient, exchange between Europe and Asia deepened, facilitating the travels of figures such as Marco Polo, Giovanni da Pian del Carpini, and Ibn Battuta.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • The cocktails are available to any guest who dines at Broken Shaker.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Every guest after the first 100 who dines in from Saturday through Monday can get a buy one, get one beef pepper rice.
    — Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of dines
Verb
  • Faster detection The technology feeds into Crytica’s Rapid Detection, Alert, and Isolation system, known as RDAi.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Each data point feeds back into the road map, closing the loop from customer quote to feature to impact.
    — AJ Bubb, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of feeds
Verb
  • Jordan Clarkson, New York Clarkson rebirthed his career in New York as a role-playing bench wing who feasts on offensive boards (no, really) and plays more defense than the Utah version.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Well, Sydney feasts a little bit at the end.
    — Claire Messud, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of feasts

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