as in restaurants
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 diners
On Wednesday, McDonald’s said traffic among lower-income diners across the fast-food sector fell by nearly 10% during the most recent quarter, even as the company reported sales growth that topped Wall Street estimates.
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Rob Wile, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Cava reported a disappointing quarter late yesterday as casual diners tighten their belts and visit restaurants less frequently.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Run daily by chef Sabrina Costa, the restaurant’s open kitchen draws diners into the experience.
—Carla Vianna, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Cava, a fast-casual chain that has historically attracted white-collar workers and suburbanites, is having similar issues attracting lower-income diners.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Recognizing the growing influence of the restaurant section, the Michelin brothers assembled a team of mystery diners, now known as restaurant inspectors, to evaluate restaurants anonymously.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
Rhinerson said Tuma’s Little Fawn menu has been a success with diners from day one.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Videos of diners who were surprised to see the singer at one of the restaurant chain’s locations have also gone viral.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
The best hotel restaurants in North Texas OpenTable and Kayak’s surveys also found that 60 percent of diners at hotel restaurants are tourists, while the other 40 percent are locals.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Rob Wile, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Cava reported a disappointing quarter late yesterday as casual diners tighten their belts and visit restaurants less frequently.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Run daily by chef Sabrina Costa, the restaurant’s open kitchen draws diners into the experience.
—Carla Vianna, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Cava, a fast-casual chain that has historically attracted white-collar workers and suburbanites, is having similar issues attracting lower-income diners.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Recognizing the growing influence of the restaurant section, the Michelin brothers assembled a team of mystery diners, now known as restaurant inspectors, to evaluate restaurants anonymously.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
Rhinerson said Tuma’s Little Fawn menu has been a success with diners from day one.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Videos of diners who were surprised to see the singer at one of the restaurant chain’s locations have also gone viral.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
The best hotel restaurants in North Texas OpenTable and Kayak’s surveys also found that 60 percent of diners at hotel restaurants are tourists, while the other 40 percent are locals.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diners
restaurants
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The chat additions are a subtle change since the existing Google Assistant can already pull up a list of nearby restaurants, for example.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Nov. 2025
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Users can open the camera in the search bar and point it at restaurants, cafes, or landmarks to identify them.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Diners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diners. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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