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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
Never has such an extraordinary collection of intellectual heft gathered in the White House since Thomas Jefferson dined—oh never mind.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
On her actual birthday, the group dined at Salon Tropical, known for its top-tier seafood and Colombian staples.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025
The group dined Friday at The Twelve Thirty Club, a honky-tonk and supper club co-owned by Justin Timberlake, according to social media posts by Swift fans in Nashville.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
Since then, its team of incognito inspectors have checked into thousands of hotels, dined at just as many restaurants, and experienced scores of spa treatments to bring you information on the very best places to stay, eat and relax around the world.
—Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Eva Longoria has dined at the Four Seasons Madrid in Spain's capital.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The two reportedly dined in the city last week.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Muhammad Ali, The Rock, Alonzo Highsmith all dined at The Big Cheese!
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
On her actual birthday, the group dined at Salon Tropical, known for its top-tier seafood and Colombian staples.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025
The group dined Friday at The Twelve Thirty Club, a honky-tonk and supper club co-owned by Justin Timberlake, according to social media posts by Swift fans in Nashville.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
Since then, its team of incognito inspectors have checked into thousands of hotels, dined at just as many restaurants, and experienced scores of spa treatments to bring you information on the very best places to stay, eat and relax around the world.
—Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Eva Longoria has dined at the Four Seasons Madrid in Spain's capital.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The two reportedly dined in the city last week.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Muhammad Ali, The Rock, Alonzo Highsmith all dined at The Big Cheese!
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
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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Appel also regaled the audience with his strategy that resulted in Springsteen getting on the cover of both Time and Newsweek.—
Caryn Rose,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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That’s his outlet for a passion that began during childhood walks alongside his father, who regaled him with the glory years.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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One account published in 2002 by Russian official Konstantin Pulikovsky claimed that the train carried cases of Bordeaux and Beaujolais wine from Paris, and that passengers feasted on live lobster and pork barbecue.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Guests feasted on pizza, pasta, and gelato, and sipped on Aperol spritzes and Lambrusco from local winery Tomato Wheels, before leaving with a bottle of Rao's tomato sauce.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The following year, Jones was honored with the Tony Lifetime Achievement Award.—
Vandana Pawa,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Bettencourt performed with Osbourne at the show, and his band Extreme honored him with a medley of his hits at a concert in Zürich last month.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The pens were covered by grass and leaves in the shade for a few days while the voles were fed before their release into the wild, according to the video.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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While human trials are still needed, scientists in China found that rats fed a high-fat diet lost about 17% of their body weight when given the edible microbeads.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Dined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dined. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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