dinner table

noun

: the table where people eat dinner

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Butter itself became a cultural symbol throughout 2025 and into 2026, showing up in viral recipes, elaborate butter boards and dinner table centerpieces, particularly as food costs climbed and people reached for what felt grounding and real. Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026 Butter itself became a symbol of accessible comfort in 2025 and into 2026, showing up in viral recipes, butter boards and dinner table centerpieces, particularly as food costs climbed and people reached for what felt grounding and real. Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026 Reciting it at the dinner table, Idle snapped his fingers in time with the punchline. Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026 The dining room is a highlight, with windows on almost every side of the dinner table. Clio Chang, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dinner table

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“Dinner table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinner%20table. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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