1
as in eating
to take a meal
they dined elegantly at the city's finest restaurant before taking in an opera downtown
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2
as in feeding
to entertain with a fancy meal
the advertising agency lavishly wines and dines prospective clients
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Recent Examples of dining
Set across chef Carlo Cracco’s restaurant in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the venue includes an Omega Café by Cracco on the ground floor with private lounges and dining rooms above for live event screenings.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 Feb. 2026
Deuxmoi showed pictures of McRae and Hughes dining at Anton’s in the West Village the month prior.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
At Steamboat, guests can relax at sunset, enjoying the alpenglow while listening to live music at the top of the Steamboat Gondola while dining.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Here is some of the latest in dining news from across San Diego County, as well as some upcoming events for foodies.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Nanos provided new details about what investigators have uncovered since Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen when she was dropped off at her Tucson, Arizona, home Saturday night after dining with family.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
As a chef about to open a members dining club in Los Angeles, Cooper is literally carrying forward his mother’s recipes and approach to food.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
One photo appears to show Allen, 90, and Epstein dining together with an unidentified woman, as the pair sits at a table surrounded by drinking glasses.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Located in Tucson's Catalina Foothills and open since 1993, the fine-dining Italian restaurant offers expansive views of the surrounding desert landscape that adds to the ambiance.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 Feb. 2026
Deuxmoi showed pictures of McRae and Hughes dining at Anton’s in the West Village the month prior.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
At Steamboat, guests can relax at sunset, enjoying the alpenglow while listening to live music at the top of the Steamboat Gondola while dining.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Here is some of the latest in dining news from across San Diego County, as well as some upcoming events for foodies.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Nanos provided new details about what investigators have uncovered since Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen when she was dropped off at her Tucson, Arizona, home Saturday night after dining with family.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
As a chef about to open a members dining club in Los Angeles, Cooper is literally carrying forward his mother’s recipes and approach to food.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
One photo appears to show Allen, 90, and Epstein dining together with an unidentified woman, as the pair sits at a table surrounded by drinking glasses.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Located in Tucson's Catalina Foothills and open since 1993, the fine-dining Italian restaurant offers expansive views of the surrounding desert landscape that adds to the ambiance.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dining
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Eric Richins reportedly broke out in hives and struggled to breathe after eating the sandwich, used his son’s EpiPen and took Benadryl before falling asleep for hours.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Support yourself with a cozy ritual after handling your responsibilities, like eating your favorite food while ensconced in your coziest blanket.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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In 2025 Erin Patterson, a 51-year-old Australian woman, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering three relatives and trying to kill another by intentionally feeding them a beef Wellington that included poisonous fungi in the ingredients.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Lembke holds a degree in sauna studies and has the honor of feeding the furnace at Rajaportti, the oldest public sauna in Finland, which is also in Tampere.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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The teaser begins by regaling the audience with all the ways the original Pump Rulers entertained us through the years.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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His father, a veteran of World War II, was a burial vault salesman and would often take Fitzpatrick with him on business trips, regaling him with tales of the city.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
23 Oct. 2025
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This is where the species spend their productive summer months, feasting on small crustaceans and other seafloor prey.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Consider the vivid hypocrisy of the ICE agents who were seen feasting at the popular El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant in Willmar, Minnesota, and then returning later to arrest the owner and employees of this café that had graciously served them.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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But without a finished 10th novel to work from (Gabaldon is currently in progress on her final Outlander volume, called A Blessing for a Warrior Going Out), Roberts and team had to toe a fine line between honoring the essence of the book series and forging their own path forward.—
Amy Wilkinson,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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That recognition expanded in 2024, when the Texas Senate and House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring the day statewide.—
Jacob Beltran,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The restaurant also will offer catering.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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In 1979, a socialite friend of Chin’s landed her a gig catering a party thrown by Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad to welcome Sean Connery to town.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Dining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dining. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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