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 Scott Patterson feeds the Gilmore girls' coffee habit as diner owner Luke Danes. —

Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026 The company has also been squeezed in recent years by the growth of DoorDash, Uber Eats and other restaurant delivery companies as diners migrate from in-person dining to online orders. —

Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 June 2026 Floor-to-ceiling windows with long sheer curtains flood the front bar and dining room with the most flattering light for diners on dates, in friend groups or multigenerational families — including a very special occasion on a recent Saturday afternoon. —

Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 At the Butcher Shop by Niku, diners can access wagyu and Kobe beef, as well as smashburgers and chicken katsu sandwiches. —

Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for diner

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restaurant

Noun

The sisters threw items at the employee, chased her through the restaurant, hit her with pots and pans, attempted to throw hot grease on her head and threatened to kill her, according to prosecutors.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Plenty of restaurants in New York are preposterously expensive, and Marcel is, too—a cocktail alone can run more than forty bucks—but the restaurant pulls off the much rarer trick of feeling actually rich.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 June 2026