dines

present tense third-person singular of dine
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as in regales
to entertain with a fancy meal the advertising agency lavishly wines and dines prospective clients

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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. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • So does a scene in which a nonverbal, neurodivergent member of the community named Ghazal (Bartley Booz) eats a piece of paper that’s probably Peter’s suicide note.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The revolution eats its own, yet again.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • While the cast was working on the historical drama overseas, major political headlines dominated feeds back in the States.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • My custom system [feeds into] a centralized place to organize everything.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Paris under the aegis of UNESCO, celebrating work that honors Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of non-violence and peace.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Kentuckians who need to mail a letter or visit their bank might want to run their errands ahead of Veterans Day, which honors the women and men who have served in the United States military.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Dines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dines. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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