Thesaurus results for DINER

diner

noun

ˈdī-nər

as in restaurant

a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises we'll just grab a quick hamburger at the local diner

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Recent Examples of diner The results underscore how legacy pizza chains continue to resonate with consumers, even as restaurant habits evolve and diners increasingly seek value, convenience and familiarity amid higher food costs and economic uncertainty. —

Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 Trattoria Trullo in Aliso Viejo will host a four-course, gluten-free dinner on Wednesday, May 27, giving diners a rare night of fresh pasta, focaccia and Italian comfort without the usual wheat-flour caveat. —

Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 19 May 2026 The kind of tiny culinary catastrophes most diners would never notice, but that a young chef chasing greatness apparently sees in his sleep. —

Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 What the beef tallow revival means for diners The comeback of beef tallow reflects a broader shift in how chains and customers think about fast food. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for diner

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restaurant

Noun

One wonders if this is because his clientele skews a bit older than, say, Jean’s, a restaurant and club in downtown Manhattan that always seems crowded with glamorous women in their early twenties.

— Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Matching the anything-goes vibe that flows through the resort, the breezy restaurant pavilion is merely a suggestion—ordering lunch or dinner to your private terrace, a candlelit table on the beach, or one of the dozen-or-so secret seating nooks scattered around the property is actively encouraged.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026