dined

verb

past tense of dine
1
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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2
as in regaled
to entertain with a fancy meal the advertising agency lavishly wines and dines prospective clients

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Recent Examples of dined The king and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, are also said to have dined in the Great Hall. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026 With a more complete model of its head and jaw structure, researchers are starting to understand how a hell chicken dined amid a time when much of the western United States was covered by humid forests. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026 Swift and Kelce dined at the Jane Hotel, which is located in the heart of the West Village in Manhattan. — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2026 After the vigil, Mamdani dined at Palestinian restaurant Ayat on the Upper West Side. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Sant Francesc Singular has hosted Hollywood royalty, and Michelle Obama once dined at the must-have table, number 42, in the Quadrat Restaurant garden. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 But at a festive National Day meal in Riyadh, where families dined while patriotic songs filled the room, there was a growing sense that the public mood may be darkening. — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Remm’s team provided a list of other celebrities who’ve dined at The Eighty Six, including Larry David. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 The mezzanine was centered with a wedding cake and guests dined in the Baxter room at tables decorated with wedding flowers in shades of ivory and butter yellow. — Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dined
  1. ate
  2. regaled
  3. feasted
  4. honored
  5. fed
Verb
  • On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.
    — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Definition of ate
Verb
  • Turturro regaled attendees with stories about his impressive stage career.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Recurring bits like Opera Man, where Sandler, draped in a cape, regaled Weekend Update with off-key, operatic renditions of the news of the day, weren’t exactly tight political satire.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of regaled
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  • The severity of their exposure was corroborated by the short life of cats, who feasted on the factory’s omnipresent rodents.
    — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But that isn't all; matter that isn't feasted upon is channeled to the poles of the black hole, from where it is blasted out as twin jets of plasma moving at near-light speed.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of feasted
Verb
  • Before the game, first responders were honored and both coaches made sure to express their gratitude for the swift and effective work of those who protected the communities.
    — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Persian Gulf state has declared force majeure — citing unexpected, uncontrollable events preventing contracts from being honored — every month since the March attack.
    — Spencer Kimball,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of honored
Verb
  • The ‘Dogs sophomore setter, Kohen Kazmierczak, fed junior middle hitter Eden Knapp for two crucial kills as their team won six of the final seven points to prevail.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Pettersson fed Lekkerimäki the puck, and Lekkerimäki immediately moved to attack downhill.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of fed

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“Dined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dined. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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