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as in eats
to take a meal
they dined elegantly at the city's finest restaurant before taking in an opera downtown
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Recent Examples of dines
Every guest after the first 100 who dines in from Saturday through Monday can get a buy one, get one beef pepper rice.
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Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Complimentary valet is available for anyone who dines at Toro Toro before or after a screening.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
Anthony says one set of regulars, a Texas family with their own plane, flies into the nearby airport, dines, and then heads home.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Khabouth, who has met Bichette, says that roughly half the team regularly dines at Animl, which sits just a block and a half from the stadium, often stopping by after games.
—Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
As the director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, in Avondale, Maynard often dines in neighborhoods close to work, including Northside and Clifton.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
As Thursday’s episode opens, Carrie dines alone at a futuristic Asian restaurant with robot waiters whizzing past.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Aug. 2025
Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Complimentary valet is available for anyone who dines at Toro Toro before or after a screening.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
Anthony says one set of regulars, a Texas family with their own plane, flies into the nearby airport, dines, and then heads home.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Khabouth, who has met Bichette, says that roughly half the team regularly dines at Animl, which sits just a block and a half from the stadium, often stopping by after games.
—Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
As the director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, in Avondale, Maynard often dines in neighborhoods close to work, including Northside and Clifton.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
As Thursday’s episode opens, Carrie dines alone at a futuristic Asian restaurant with robot waiters whizzing past.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dines
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And today the district, which is in charge of the lake’s restoration, regularly harvests thousands of pounds of gizzard shad, a bottom-feeding junk fish that stirs up and eats nutrients on the lake floor.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Every time Forrest eats, his small intestine breaks down the resulting slurry of kibble into glucose and other compounds.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Around the old-growth-fir dining table, Nansen regales us with tales of the rebuild.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the indie film, Hawke transforms himself into the diminutive composer, who regales attendees at Sardi’s bar with anecdotes about his career highs in the theater and bemoans the loss of his former partnership with Richard Rodgers.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Feb. 2026
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From the textures of Old San Juan’s architecture to the rhythm of everyday life in its streets, the city constantly feeds my imagination.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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At this point in the gameplay, Phaedra has been infected by a Celestial virus, which has left her blind, but her roaming drone still feeds her environmental data.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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The $1,500 Caneva Scholarship honors the band’s longtime director Don Caneva who began the concert honoring student musicians over 20 years ago.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The award recognizes outstanding achievement in casting and honors the creative contribution casting directors make to the success of film and television.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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“Dines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dines. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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