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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
The president previously dined with Fuentes at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, between his two terms, and Carlson has continued to visit the White House.
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ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Inside the restaurant, even in this offseason, the small space was full; a few dined alfresco, unbothered by the crisp evening air.
—Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
The team chartered into Miami on a flight from Italy on Monday, and then dined together in Miami Beach and visited a nightclub where hundreds of fans clamored to get inside.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
The duo recently dined at Enrico Bartolini al Mudec in Milan.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
The next day, the person dined at Taqueria El Atacor, 11156 1/2 Whittier Blvd.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Across the Bay Area, the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara is estimated to have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into the region’s economy, as thousands of visitors booked hotel rooms, shopped at local stores and dined at bars and restaurants.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Fontainebleau’s restaurants have added specificity and depth to the dining scene in Las Vegas, and most diners here know Evan Funke from his reputation as renowned chef and traditional pasta maker in Los Angeles, having dined at his Bucato, Felix Trattoria, and Hollywood’s Mother Wolf.
—Andrea Bennett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
These guests dined and toasted one another at a large table in Kudrath’s sleek gray kitchen, gathering around his table, counter and low-slung couch.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Inside the restaurant, even in this offseason, the small space was full; a few dined alfresco, unbothered by the crisp evening air.
—Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
The team chartered into Miami on a flight from Italy on Monday, and then dined together in Miami Beach and visited a nightclub where hundreds of fans clamored to get inside.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
The duo recently dined at Enrico Bartolini al Mudec in Milan.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
The next day, the person dined at Taqueria El Atacor, 11156 1/2 Whittier Blvd.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Across the Bay Area, the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara is estimated to have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into the region’s economy, as thousands of visitors booked hotel rooms, shopped at local stores and dined at bars and restaurants.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Fontainebleau’s restaurants have added specificity and depth to the dining scene in Las Vegas, and most diners here know Evan Funke from his reputation as renowned chef and traditional pasta maker in Los Angeles, having dined at his Bucato, Felix Trattoria, and Hollywood’s Mother Wolf.
—Andrea Bennett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
These guests dined and toasted one another at a large table in Kudrath’s sleek gray kitchen, gathering around his table, counter and low-slung couch.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
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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Nash’s Santa Clara teams had that under coach Dick Davey, whose lessons in mental toughness were regaled in Nash’s Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement speech.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Keenan had the hookup with both Cambridge’s flourishing party scene and a handful of small-time regional pot dealers, who regaled the pair with tales of running weed in pickup trucks over the Mexican border.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Knicks have feasted on a soft part of their schedule, beating Indiana twice, Utah, Brooklyn and Washington during the winning streak, which came entirely against teams with losing records.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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All across Northern California, diners feasted on matsutake in countless forms.—
Becky Duffett,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Feb. 2026
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However, that detention request was not honored, and Jalloh was set free again, ICE told the Washington Examiner.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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Jared Spurgeon, who was honored for playing in his 1,000th career game last weekend, had the second assist.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This is fed by an ongoing cultural disconnect between emotional and physical pain.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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This fed an anti-vax movement that flummoxed an administration which hadn’t imagined its breadth or power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Dined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dined. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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