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as in to eat
to take a meal
they dined elegantly at the city's finest restaurant before taking in an opera downtown
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Recent Examples of dine
And with consumers more mindful of their budgets, Panera may nab customers who used to dine at sit-down restaurants.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Adults dine for $79 each, while children 12 and under each eat for $21.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
That night, Joost wanted to dine at a real restaurant like rich foreigners.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 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
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Adults dine for $79 each, while children 12 and under each eat for $21.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
That night, Joost wanted to dine at a real restaurant like rich foreigners.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dine
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Around 3-4 hours before exercise, a young athlete should eat a meal of mostly carbohydrates with a moderate amount of protein such as rice with chicken and vegetables.—
Dr. Sarah Kinsella,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Someone with an egg allergy eating the rolls could suffer anything from discomfort to death, depending on the severity of the allergy.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Decades ago, Americans regaled their friends and neighbors with tales of their recent travels via slideshows presented at home on a Kodak Carousel projector.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 Mar. 2026
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Nash’s Santa Clara teams had that under coach Dick Davey, whose lessons in mental toughness were regaled in Nash’s Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement speech.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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At a balloon release in November 2024 honoring his memory, family members described Williams, who ran his own carpet-cleaning business, as a hardworking, kind, gentle man devoted to his family and faith.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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After more than 11 years with the Golden Police Department, Chief Joe Harvey was honored by colleagues, friends and family for his service and compassion.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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An impressive reception room and a banqueting hall add to its splendor.—
Fanny Guénon des Mesnards,
Architectural Digest,
18 Jan. 2025
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The exhibition showcases gold, silver, and bronze artifacts that reflect the Thracians’ aristocratic pursuits, including warfare, horsemanship, and banqueting.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2025
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Shesterkin looked to get the edge, feeding Markström with a series of right-handed punches.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Phelps demonstrated how to feed the paper manually, striking the keys with force but not so hard the letters would smudge.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Someone had stashed a film camera in an apartment high above the plaza, capturing a scene of rowdy onlookers feasting on sausage sandwiches and uncorking bottles of wine as—after a series of delays—the blade dropped on Weidmann’s nape.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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The population is still threatened by urbanization, insecticides and non-native fire ants that feast on the eggs and babies.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Dine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dine. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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