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Recent Examples of dine out
In the years since, food and labor expenses have risen, and consumer behavior has shifted, as fewer people are choosing to dine out.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Valentine’s Day is consistently one of the most expensive nights of the year to dine out, and for many people, that price tag doesn’t translate to a better experience.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Currently, gourmands with celiac disease or with food allergies wanting to dine out are reliant on accurate menus listings or verbal warnings from staff to discern which dishes are safe.
—Shirl Leigh
january 14, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, guests who prefer to dine out receive complimentary dine-in and to-go meals at Truckee's Tangerine French Bistro and Kings Beach’s Smoke Door, or can stop by the company's neighboring Guesthouse Pantry, which will open in 2026.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Valentine’s Day is consistently one of the most expensive nights of the year to dine out, and for many people, that price tag doesn’t translate to a better experience.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Currently, gourmands with celiac disease or with food allergies wanting to dine out are reliant on accurate menus listings or verbal warnings from staff to discern which dishes are safe.
—Shirl Leigh
january 14, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, guests who prefer to dine out receive complimentary dine-in and to-go meals at Truckee's Tangerine French Bistro and Kings Beach’s Smoke Door, or can stop by the company's neighboring Guesthouse Pantry, which will open in 2026.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dine out
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Customer Daniela Climaco, a behavioral analyst for children with autism, said Lot’s A Matzah has become the go-to snack for her kids, ages 3 and 6.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Pair your brew with a meal or snack to slow caffeine absorption and blunt blood sugar spikes.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
5 Mar. 2026
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The models who went all the way were the ones who ceded to Banks’s worldview, who agreed to have their hair dyed and their teeth messed with and their bodies altered.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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As Nikki, a veteran killing machine, Jovovich is one mother not to be messed with.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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The coffee can flow into lunchtime, and so can breakfast, which is offered all day.—
Connie Ogle
Updated February 26,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Those assigned to the control (non-fasting) group fasted for 11 to 13 hours between dinner and breakfast the next day.—
Julia Sullivan,
Outside,
24 Feb. 2026
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Once on the ground, Atlanta police officers and federal agents boarded the plane and removed a passenger believed to be connected to the incident.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Tuesday, the Blues boarded an early-afternoon flight to Seattle, then checked in at the Four Seasons Hotel on 99 Union Street.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Untold acres would need to be set aside to let cows graze, detracting from what land is left wild and for the public.—
Harper West,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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The head-turning piece featured a giant sheer mesh panel that bared her legs from her upper thighs to her knees, then fanning out into a sculptural layer of shredded black fabric that grazed the red carpet.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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Today’s clients aren’t just heiresses and socialites—such as the archetypal ladies who lunched Nan Kempner and Lynn Wyatt—they’re young tech founders, wealthy aesthetes, and archivists.—
Chloe Russell Kent,
Air Mail,
9 Aug. 2025
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The lifestyle influencer, 36, has been sharing content from her girls' vacation to Bali, where she's been lunching out, shopping and even getting matching tattoos with her friends.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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Unable to get outs with his four-seam fastball, the 6-foot-2, 200-pound right-hander became rattled, left to nibble with off-speed pitches.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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For years, not having enough money nibbled at my aunt’s health.—
Jenisha Watts,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Dine out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dine%20out. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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