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as in to eat
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 dine
The orientation for new students now includes information about evacuation routes and shelter locations, as well as the usual mundane tidbits about timetables and dining hall meal-ordering systems.
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Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
While in Kansas City, Bargatze also dined at the 1587 Prime steakhouse, which is co-owned by Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Manning laughed, recalling the rookie’s request to dine at the popular NYC steakhouse.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Rachel Bernhard joined the Journal Sentinel as dining critic in June 2023.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
While in Kansas City, Bargatze also dined at the 1587 Prime steakhouse, which is co-owned by Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Manning laughed, recalling the rookie’s request to dine at the popular NYC steakhouse.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Rachel Bernhard joined the Journal Sentinel as dining critic in June 2023.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dine
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The Premier League is eating itself slightly as a breeding ground for English talent.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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In the Carmel area, the trail passes a cool play space and Midtown Plaza, where the family can play a little ping-pong or corn hole, grab a bite to eat, or just relax on the bench swings.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the games, Snoop will appear alongside NBC Olympics host Mike Tirico and regale primetime audiences with his unique perspective on the goings on in Northern Italy during the winter games.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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Like his Washington, Bargatze’s Farnsworth regaled a trio of underlings (SNL cast members Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, and James Austin Johnson) with ridiculous yet accurate predictions for the future, in this case of TV.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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These first drafts honoring America’s 250th Birthday and @POTUS are real.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Also, this year’s event will honor Doug Chiang, senior vice president and executive design director of Lucasfilm, with the View Visionary Award for his contributions to the industry.—
Terry Flores,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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An impressive reception room and a banqueting hall add to its splendor.—
Fanny Guénon des Mesnards,
Architectural Digest,
18 Jan. 2025
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The exhibition showcases gold, silver, and bronze artifacts that reflect the Thracians’ aristocratic pursuits, including warfare, horsemanship, and banqueting.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2025
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Whitmer and State Superintendent Michael Rice urged districts to keep feeding every child, promising funding would soon be secured in the next budget.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Add in your favorite ground beef and feed the entire family.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Users voted each day to decide which brown bears at Katmai National Park — who are busy feasting on salmon to pack on pounds for winter — deserve the top spot.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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No country feasted on the H-1B quite like India.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Dine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dine. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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