dine out

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Recent Examples of dine out In 2023, spending on dining out represented approximately 56% of Americans' food budgets, a 13% increase from 2000. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 12 June 2025 The June study from LendingTree, a loan marketplace website, looked at the total amount that each state's residents spent on dining out in 2023, including taxes and tips, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025 Groceries and dining out Debt payments – Credit cards, student loans and other loans. Allison Palmer july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025 For Thanksgiving 2023, Garcia expressed her gratitude for her family of four on Instagram, which included images of Danielson and their two kids, as well as shots of Garcia dining out with friends. Kayla Grant, People.com, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dine out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dine out
Verb
  • In that case, a good plan is to visit a pick-your-own farm at the start of the season, said Collette—then store them in the freezer for easy snacking all summer long.
    Christina Manian, Health, 21 July 2025
  • Before dishing up dinner, Jennifer, from Michigan, noticed that her son, Remington, was snacking on an awful lot of salt-and-vinegar chips.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • But this one was so good, so short, even Lisa couldn’t mess it up.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2025
  • But the bone-dry cabin air and the altitude can really mess things up.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Some reported seeing law enforcement officers boarding the ship.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
  • Under the Boater Freedom Act, the wildlife commission and other law enforcement are no longer allowed to stop or board a vessel without probable cause, including for random safety inspections.
    Teghan Simonton, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
Verb
  • The sublime mountain range is contoured by fields of orange trees, olive and almond groves, and wineries abundant with Malvasia and Syrah grapes, while native goats graze along the rugged terrain.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 July 2025
  • In another photograph, a man prostrates on the ground during prayer, the edge of his kaffiyeh grazing the soil beneath him in a gesture of devotion.
    M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • The lifestyle influencer, 36, has been sharing content from her girls' vacation to Bali, where she's been lunching out, shopping and even getting matching tattoos with her friends.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 5 May 2025
  • There are the ladies who lunch.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • From left: Oso the American bully nibbles his siblings, Koa and BamBam.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
  • Good morning from Cincinnati, Nibble, nibble, nibble.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025

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“Dine out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dine%20out. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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