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 Nesmith's husband, Eric, who also co-owns the diner, says sales have slipped. —

Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 Grubhub GrubHub is giving back $100,000 in Grubhub credit to diners who paid fees on any food delivery app in 2025 with Grubhub Fee Return. —

Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026 Flavors of the Peninsula, the Peninsula’s Restaurant Week, is set to run this year from Thursday, April 23, to Sunday, May 3, bringing special prix fixe meals and other deals and promotions at over 100 local restaurants to hungry diners. —

Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026 Thick pork chops or a cheesy Horseshoe Sandwich satisfy diners at Weezy's Route 66 Bar and Grill in Hamel. —

Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for diner

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restaurant

Noun

Meanwhile, the couple’s daughter opens a restaurant, and their son volunteers for Bernie Sanders’s Presidential campaign.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The restaurant celebrates the North Carolina shore through inventive dishes that utilize fresh catches from area fishermen and coastal foragers.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026