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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
Afterward, guests dined in the State Dining Room and danced in the East Room.
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Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Elizabeth Taylor dined here with Richard Burton.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
The two men dined at a table alone, lingering long after all other diners had dispersed.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Multi-generation families from China and Korea dined within earshot of my table at dinner.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Prior to the meeting, Egenberg and his wife had dined with Motta and Alfortish.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
More allegations of dining and dashing Nelson, of Montgomery County, had allegedly dined and dashed at restaurants up and down Belair Road.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Consumer research from OpenTable and KAYAK found that 60% of those surveyed had dined solo at a sit-down restaurant in the past 12 months.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Consumer research from OpenTable and KAYAK found that 60% of those surveyed had dined solo at a sit-down restaurant in the past 12 months.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Elizabeth Taylor dined here with Richard Burton.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
The two men dined at a table alone, lingering long after all other diners had dispersed.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Multi-generation families from China and Korea dined within earshot of my table at dinner.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Prior to the meeting, Egenberg and his wife had dined with Motta and Alfortish.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
More allegations of dining and dashing Nelson, of Montgomery County, had allegedly dined and dashed at restaurants up and down Belair Road.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Consumer research from OpenTable and KAYAK found that 60% of those surveyed had dined solo at a sit-down restaurant in the past 12 months.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Consumer research from OpenTable and KAYAK found that 60% of those surveyed had dined solo at a sit-down restaurant in the past 12 months.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 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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Locals who once regaled her with tales of her dad’s triumphs with Umea speak of his exploits in Manchester.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Dmitry Bakanov, the general director of Roscosmos, regaled Putin with a list of Russia’s recent accomplishments in the space sector.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Wembanyama’s presence means the free rim runs Minnesota feasted on against Denver won’t be available in this series.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who has feasted against the Flyers in his career, was oddly quiet for a second straight game.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Catilin Clark is just starting her third WNBA season, and she is already being honored for a big career achievement in a pregame ceremony.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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In 2025, White Snail, directed by Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter, was honored with the special jury prize and a best performance award at the Locarno Film Festival.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Some shaggy buffalo drowsed in a patch of shade, and a hose fed water into a large puddle where a white goose paddled in tight circles.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Before the Lyon students went to the play elements, they were fed a lunch of hot dogs, chips and frozen custard.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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“Dined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dined. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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