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
Kwame Onwuachi has wowed diners from New York to DC to Miami with his bold Caribbean cooking.
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Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
Flames were shooting out of Flashbacks, her family’s beloved small-town diner, and there was nothing to do but watch as the building — part restaurant, part local history display, all community institution — was consumed by the blaze.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2026
Gomez, 33, Blanco, 37, Short, 75, Martin, 80, and the show’s executive producers Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal stopped by Max & Helen’s, Phil Rosenthal and Nancy Silverton’s Los Angeles diner.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
The heart of East Troy is Village Square Park, anchored by a brick WPA-era bandstand and ringed with mature trees, indie storefronts, classic diners, and appealing restaurants.
—Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 13 Jan. 2026
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Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
Flames were shooting out of Flashbacks, her family’s beloved small-town diner, and there was nothing to do but watch as the building — part restaurant, part local history display, all community institution — was consumed by the blaze.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2026
Gomez, 33, Blanco, 37, Short, 75, Martin, 80, and the show’s executive producers Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal stopped by Max & Helen’s, Phil Rosenthal and Nancy Silverton’s Los Angeles diner.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
The heart of East Troy is Village Square Park, anchored by a brick WPA-era bandstand and ringed with mature trees, indie storefronts, classic diners, and appealing restaurants.
—Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diner
restaurant
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Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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Over the years, Grains and Taps has expanded from selling local and worldwide beer selections to offering their own brews, opened a second location at Pine Tree Plaza and added a restaurant.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Diner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diner. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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