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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
Kutcher and the actress dined at La Dolce Vita, an Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills.
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Guests then dined at the base of the pyramids before enjoying an afterparty and dessert in another area.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Met presidents, dined with Brad.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Jackie Gleason, Ed Sullivan, Connie Francis, Henny Youngman, Walter Matthau and Don Rickles were some of the performers who dined there.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
The Terriers hung at the zoo for five hours, walked on Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach, dipped their toes in the sand and dined at a downtown San Diego restaurant.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe frequently dined at the Golden Steer Steakhouse, a classic Las Vegas restaurant.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Thanks to his guide on what to do in Williams, Dad and I dined at Goldie's Route 66 Diner, which maintains the retro look and feel of a 1950s or 1960s diner, complete with pop culture memorabilia along the walls and a ceramic Betty Boop at the entrance.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Autographed images adorn many of the walls, providing a snapshot of the countless celebrities who have dined at Jim’s over the decades.
—Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
Hannah Malach, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Guests then dined at the base of the pyramids before enjoying an afterparty and dessert in another area.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Met presidents, dined with Brad.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Jackie Gleason, Ed Sullivan, Connie Francis, Henny Youngman, Walter Matthau and Don Rickles were some of the performers who dined there.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
The Terriers hung at the zoo for five hours, walked on Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach, dipped their toes in the sand and dined at a downtown San Diego restaurant.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe frequently dined at the Golden Steer Steakhouse, a classic Las Vegas restaurant.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Thanks to his guide on what to do in Williams, Dad and I dined at Goldie's Route 66 Diner, which maintains the retro look and feel of a 1950s or 1960s diner, complete with pop culture memorabilia along the walls and a ceramic Betty Boop at the entrance.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Autographed images adorn many of the walls, providing a snapshot of the countless celebrities who have dined at Jim’s over the decades.
—Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 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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Ed Wallace, who regaled radio listeners, TV viewers and newspaper readers with stories and advice about cars, died Sunday at his Fort Worth home.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Dec. 2025
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Jim often regaled others with the spicy story.—
Lee Michael Katz,
USA Today,
20 Dec. 2025
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Madsen, who has mostly feasted on Mountain West teams but not been sharp against better opponents, even talked this season about how people would come after his family, something that upset him.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Dec. 2025
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The 30-year-old feasted on a Bengals defense that has struggled to defend tight ends all year.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Nov. 2025
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On January 12, two weeks after her death, Jack honored his sister in his first event on the campaign trail after the tragic loss.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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Thirty years later, Pac’s Maryland roots will be honored by the hometown Os.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
13 Jan. 2026
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Fuel and water are fed into the chamber, creating a self-sustaining cycle that maintains high pressure during combustion.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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The findings are based on data collected by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover in Gale crater and then fed through a climate model.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Dined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dined. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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