Thesaurus results for DINER

diner

noun

ˈdī-nər

as in restaurant

a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises we'll just grab a quick hamburger at the local diner

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Recent Examples of diner For generations of locals and destination diners, as well as gaggles of tourists who flock to the coastal enclave each year, Jon’s Fish Market has been a lighthouse of both a reliable meal and a signal to the harbor’s commercial fishing past, served by the people who knew it firsthand. —

Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 2 May 2026 Chopa has no firm opening date yet, but hopes Casa Vialetto will be ready for diners by the end of the month. —

Connie Ogle may 2, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026 In the diner, for example, the speakers play outdoor sounds including crickets to create a real drive-in movie atmosphere. —

Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026 Once inside, a stylish American diner atmosphere unfolds, complete with movie posters lining the walls. —

Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for diner

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restaurant

Noun

Afterward, Lampley and the band’s saxophonist, Louis Fouché, headed to an Italian restaurant.

— Mark Yarm, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
On Saturday, instead of celebrating its 75‑year anniversary, the restaurant hosted a relief fundraiser.

— Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 3 May 2026