feted

• “French designer Pierre Cardin feted the 60th anniversary of his brand with his first Parisian runway show in ten years.”

  The Huffington Post: 88-Year-Old Pierre Cardin Returns To Paris Runway After 10 Years (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

• “He's getting "feted" more for his liberal soap box diatribes in print and at concerts (been there, done that).”

  Obama on Springsteen: I'm the president but he's 'The Boss'

• “Takai, Governor Schwarzenegger and 50 Silicon Valley companies were "feted" by Chancellor Angela Merkel and the German government.”

  All Points Blog

• “Still, for a while McKay and his colleagues were on top of the scientific world, invited and feted everywhere.”

  Simon & Schuster: First Contact

• “I think he was probably talking about the kind of power you have if, say, you're Secretary of State of a superpower, and get given a Nobel prize, or if you're the son of a "mad dog" dictator feted by the West.”

  The Huffington Post: Christina Patterson: Saif Gaddafi, Tony Blair And The Dangerous Allure of Charm

• “For his NSO-commissioned Concerto for Four Soloists, which had its world premiere Thursday, he assembled two other big names in Indian music: Shankar Mahadevan, much feted for his work as a film composer and singer; and Hariharan, another film singer who specializes in the traditional sung poetic form called ghazal.”

  The Washington Post: NSO review: Tabla meets West as 'India' concert strikes a crossover convergence

• “In February 2009, schools chief Beverly Hall was feted as national superintendent of the year.”

  The Wall Street Journal: When Teachers Cheat—And Then Blame the Tests

• “He has in the past been feted by international companies interested in landing investments in Libya.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Rebel Leadership Casts a Wide Net

• “After the shock of his fourth-place finish in the Tour de France the year after Beijing, Wiggins was unveiled as the feted leader of the newly launched Team Sky in 2010.”

  The Guardian: Bradley Wiggins: It's a way of life and you need to buy into it

• “And he is famous for much more than being famous: the embodiment of the self-made man, he is feted at home as an entrepreneur and job-creator, owning two recording studios, a micro-finance company and a stake in a leading nightclub.”

  The Guardian: Youssou N'Dour: the singer who changed his tune | Observer profile

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