Thesaurus results for FETING

feting

verb

variants or fêting

present participle of fete

as in honoring

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 feting Trump has recently appeared onstage with MAGA convert Nicki Minaj, and remade the Kennedy Center in his own name, atypically hosting its annual gala feting Kiss, George Strait, Gloria Gaynor and Michael Crawford. —

Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 The postcard-pretty Georgian city of Bath has been feting one of its favorite daughters, Jane Austen, all year, marking the 250th anniversary of her birth. —

Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025 As per the custom with these annual lineup announcements, the Hall is not saying which figures will be presenting and which will be performing, or who will be feting who. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025 In feting Leguizamo, Tony Award-winning musicians from Broadway’s Buena Vista Social Club will perform. —

Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feting

honoring

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Nia Long and Colman Domingo, who appear together in the upcoming Michael Jackson film biopic Michael, arrive at the 2026 AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards honoring Eddie Murphy at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre on April 18.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Classic films from the likes of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, as well as Ken Loach, will be among the ways the fest will fete the dual anniversaries, along with an exhibition, a photo exhibition honoring later former president Václav Havel.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026