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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
As Thursday’s episode opens, Carrie dines alone at a futuristic Asian restaurant with robot waiters whizzing past.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Aug. 2025
Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dines
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The program eats together today.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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What won't get soggy from the time one kid eats to the time the other kid eats?—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
13 Oct. 2025
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According to her, the zoo takes the palatable trees removed from the preserve — dogwood, sumac, elm, mulberry, and boxelder — and feeds them to a variety of zoo animals, including gorillas, elephants, and giraffes.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes, he would be accompanied by the neighborhood cats that the house feeds.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Academy Museum Gala honors Penélope Cruz, Walter Salles, Bruce Springsteen and SNL‘s Bowen Yang.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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The ceremony honors the best in daytime television — from talk shows like The View and The Drew Barrymore Show, to soap operas such as The Young and the Restless and General Hospital, to courtroom programs like Divorce Court and Judy Justice.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Dines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dines. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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