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Recent Examples of dine out
Restaurants and fast-food chains have been more reliant on discounts in recent years than ever to attract consumers, who are cutting down on expensive and nice-to-have items, including dining out, to save dollars amid still-high inflation.
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Anuja Bharat Mistry, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Consequently, more expensive dishes means fewer consumers are dining out.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Fresh data out Friday showed that consumer spending rebounded in February, advancing 0.4% for the month, after declining 0.3% in January, though people cut back notably on dining out and hotel stays.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
The data indicated many households are paring back on hotel stays and dining out to cover pricier groceries and health care.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
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Anuja Bharat Mistry, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Consequently, more expensive dishes means fewer consumers are dining out.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Fresh data out Friday showed that consumer spending rebounded in February, advancing 0.4% for the month, after declining 0.3% in January, though people cut back notably on dining out and hotel stays.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
The data indicated many households are paring back on hotel stays and dining out to cover pricier groceries and health care.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dine out
Verb
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These let guests snack leisurely rather than sit down to a formal meal.—
Food Drink Life,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Her youngest students snack on Bamba, the Israeli peanut butter puffs given to teething babies.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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So, avoid messing things up with these simple tips for cooking delicious, juicy cheeseburgers on a propane grill.—
Joe Difazio,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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European leaders have messed it up in the last three years.—
Peter Aitken,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Svetlana Dali boarded Delta Flight 264 from New York’s JFK International Airport to Paris’Charles de Gaulle Airport on November 26 without a ticket, prosecutors say.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2025
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After the assault, the suspect walked away from the scene and boarded a public streetcar, leaving the area.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The stepbrother was shot in the leg while the father’s arm was grazed.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Nearly all the materials used to build the lodge were sourced locally: pine harvested sustainably from the surrounding forests, wool sheared from the sheep that graze in the pastures outside, stone from nearby quarries.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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There are the ladies who lunch.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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Facing widespread accusations of election fraud, the regime lunched an unprecedented wave of violent crackdowns that landed more than 2,000 people in prison, including opposition politicians, human rights activists and journalists.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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Khalifa was feeling the puppy love during his interview with Buzzfeed Celeb as he was peppered with questions about his career while the dogs nibbled on his Nike laces and icy chain.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
18 Apr. 2025
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Goats explore by nibbling and chewing—keep electric cables and other fixtures out of reach.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Dine out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dine%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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