DINED OUT Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dined out

verb

past tense of dine out

as in messed

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Had a couple calls in here that messed it up a little bit, but that’s the game.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026
In Argentina, however, the Barras bravas remain a muscular, not-to-be-messed-with presence.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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Records also showed, according to the report, that Metayer boarded a Brightline train from Miami to Orlando within roughly 24 hours of the crash.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Eventually, an agent boarded the bus and fired pepper balls at the men, according to interviews with three of them.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of boarded

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There was the Dolphins’ play of the day that ultimately wasn’t — a nimble escape from pressure and a dart to Chris Bell, who would have scored a 68-yard TD if one of his toes hadn’t grazed the sideline.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
But a 2-1 slider grazed Bryan De La Cruz’s jersey, and a Bryson Stott single to right put runners at the corners and ended Sale’s day.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of grazed

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More than 17,000 wines from 58 countries were entered into the awards, before being supped and quaffed by 245 judges in a rigorous two-week process held in London.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
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

Definition of supped

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Kikuko, her appetite sluggish, nibbled the bread bit by bit from the edges, all the while furtively watching her father.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
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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