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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dined out
Verb
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That idea has led to a rigid view that symphonic pieces aren’t to be messed with.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026 -
But Jefferson found the experience of sitting there while lesser writers messed with his prose unbearable.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Daniel de Visé Seventeen American passengers on MV Hondius, the cruise ship stricken with the hantavirus outbreak, have disembarked and boarded a flight home, Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia said in a news conference on Sunday.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The last remaining passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak disembarked Monday and boarded flights to more than 20 countries to enter quarantine.—
Mike Corder,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Jokanovic had collected 14 kills by the time the third set had ended, and one of them grazed the top of two Ball State defenders’ heads before hitting the court for the set-winner in the third frame.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The truck was en route to deliver bread to the airport when it was grazed by the plane.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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The two famously supped in My Dinner With André and have collaborated plenty before and after, as in Vanya on 42nd Street.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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Jane had supped in this dining room.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Threatened by the lack of water and nibbled by starving livestock, the trees that once formed a dense forest in the Somali region of Ethiopia are in danger, locals say.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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That led to a viral moment in a Lions’ Thanksgiving Day game when his teammates were shown chowing down on the turkey provided by Fox, while Montgomery nibbled on a carrot.—
Matt Young,
Houston Chronicle,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Dined out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dined%20out. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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