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as in ate
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 dined
Multi-generation families from China and Korea dined within earshot of my table at dinner.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The location mentioned in the release matched the location of the steakhouse where Stusek and her husband dined.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Prior to the meeting, Egenberg and his wife had dined with Motta and Alfortish.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
More allegations of dining and dashing Nelson, of Montgomery County, had allegedly dined and dashed at restaurants up and down Belair Road.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Consumer research from OpenTable and KAYAK found that 60% of those surveyed had dined solo at a sit-down restaurant in the past 12 months.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Consumer research from OpenTable and KAYAK found that 60% of those surveyed had dined solo at a sit-down restaurant in the past 12 months.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The president previously dined with Fuentes at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, between his two terms, and Carlson has continued to visit the White House.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Inside the restaurant, even in this offseason, the small space was full; a few dined alfresco, unbothered by the crisp evening air.
—Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The location mentioned in the release matched the location of the steakhouse where Stusek and her husband dined.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Prior to the meeting, Egenberg and his wife had dined with Motta and Alfortish.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
More allegations of dining and dashing Nelson, of Montgomery County, had allegedly dined and dashed at restaurants up and down Belair Road.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Consumer research from OpenTable and KAYAK found that 60% of those surveyed had dined solo at a sit-down restaurant in the past 12 months.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Consumer research from OpenTable and KAYAK found that 60% of those surveyed had dined solo at a sit-down restaurant in the past 12 months.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The president previously dined with Fuentes at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, between his two terms, and Carlson has continued to visit the White House.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Inside the restaurant, even in this offseason, the small space was full; a few dined alfresco, unbothered by the crisp evening air.
—Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dined
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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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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Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who has feasted against the Flyers in his career, was oddly quiet for a second straight game.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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While the Kings feasted on pity points to contort and squeeze their way into the playoffs, the reset button has been pressed firmly around the NHL.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Maurice and Jammy Davies honored their daughter Chelsea’s wishes and donated her liver to a Connecticut man named Patrick.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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The students were honored at a pep rally Friday and will be treated to a lunch field trip next week at a restaurant of their choosing.—
Sophie Bates,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Charles, who is well-known for his love of nature and the importance of sustainability, fed chickens in a coop together with the kids.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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It’s cooled, processed and fed back into the cycle after each power stroke.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Dined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dined. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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