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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
While in Kansas City, Bargatze also dined at the 1587 Prime steakhouse, which is co-owned by Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
This was the case when my large group of nine dined recently at The Ordinary in Charleston, where a tasting menu was required to accommodate us.
—Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
With the palace undergoing renovations and Charles eager to showcase Windsor Castle’s history, the Trumps instead dined in St George’s Hall, a chamber rebuilt after a devastating fire in 1992 and often used for grand ceremonial occasions.
—Nik Popli, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Quentin Tarantino has expressed admiration for her cinematic gifts, and Francis Ford Coppola reportedly dined with her at the first Telluride Film Festival in 1974 where both directors were honored.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Never has such an extraordinary collection of intellectual heft gathered in the White House since Thomas Jefferson dined—oh never mind.
—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
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
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
This was the case when my large group of nine dined recently at The Ordinary in Charleston, where a tasting menu was required to accommodate us.
—Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
With the palace undergoing renovations and Charles eager to showcase Windsor Castle’s history, the Trumps instead dined in St George’s Hall, a chamber rebuilt after a devastating fire in 1992 and often used for grand ceremonial occasions.
—Nik Popli, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Quentin Tarantino has expressed admiration for her cinematic gifts, and Francis Ford Coppola reportedly dined with her at the first Telluride Film Festival in 1974 where both directors were honored.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Never has such an extraordinary collection of intellectual heft gathered in the White House since Thomas Jefferson dined—oh never mind.
—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
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
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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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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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
Verb
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While neighbors feasted on the AI boom, Intel couldn’t seem to find its footing.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Last season, Denver feasted on one of the worst divisions in football (NFC South) that accounted for 40% of their wins.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Berman was named Pennsylvania Co-Sportswriter of the Year in 2018 and has been honored by the PFWA.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Emily also wore her favorite Burrow jersey, while Rich honored Jimmy by wearing his jersey, inspired by a game day look Joe once sported.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Air-to-water heat pumps still take heat from outside air, but instead of heating the air in a home, it’s fed into a wet central heating system which works kind of like gas central heating.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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Rain-fed fields in arid areas that had relied on dry farming for centuries were converted to water-intensive farms growing rice, and alfalfa.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Dined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dined. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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