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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
Prosecutor Andrew Figliuzzi claimed Chambers dined at a Houston restaurant before hitting three bars on the night of the crash, per the Chronicle, allegedly downing at least six alcoholic beverages and using cocaine.
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Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Following the blowout win over Las Vegas, Kelce and his fiancée, Taylor Swift, dined there Sunday.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
On Sunday night, Minnesota Wild rookie forward Danila Yurov dined with his agent, who also represents a few of the other Russians of note in the NHL.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
Anyone who has dined at a three-Michelin-star restaurant or watched The Bear from their couch at home knows the obsession around high-touch service is almost as critical as the food itself.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Later in the evening, according to his Instagram stories, Beckham dined with China’s basketball legend Yao Ming at the high-end Cantonese restaurant Grand Boat at the Pudong Shangri-La hotel.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Related Stories As the trio dined and sipped their martinis, it was agreed that with all the darkness and division in the country and around the world, this year’s EMA Awards should embrace pop culture and focus on fun.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 10 Oct. 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
Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Following the blowout win over Las Vegas, Kelce and his fiancée, Taylor Swift, dined there Sunday.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
On Sunday night, Minnesota Wild rookie forward Danila Yurov dined with his agent, who also represents a few of the other Russians of note in the NHL.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
Anyone who has dined at a three-Michelin-star restaurant or watched The Bear from their couch at home knows the obsession around high-touch service is almost as critical as the food itself.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Later in the evening, according to his Instagram stories, Beckham dined with China’s basketball legend Yao Ming at the high-end Cantonese restaurant Grand Boat at the Pudong Shangri-La hotel.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Related Stories As the trio dined and sipped their martinis, it was agreed that with all the darkness and division in the country and around the world, this year’s EMA Awards should embrace pop culture and focus on fun.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 10 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dined
Verb
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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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The Ravens have feasted on a schedule that, through eight weeks, includes nary a team with a winning record.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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Granted, most of the league has feasted on the rebuilding Sharks during that time.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, he was honored with the Mobo Pioneer award for his significant contribution to British Black culture.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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All original tickets will be honored for the new dates.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
27 Oct. 2025
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Eggs from hens fed high-quality feed and given space to roam outdoors tend to have a better flavor and slightly more nutrients.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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In proving their hypothesis, researchers fed LLMs continually with X posts that were either short and viral or were shaped to grab users’ attention.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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