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dinner

noun

ˈdi-nər

Definition of dinner

as in banquet

a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment there will be a celebratory dinner at a local restaurant for the entire team

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Recent Examples of dinner If that’s not possible, then try to schedule an after-dinner walk or some other activity at the same time each night. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026 Within the venue gates but outside the stands, groups of friends were playing cornhole and having picnic dinners from food trucks parked onsite; older attendees were chatting and kids were kicking around mini soccer balls. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026 Kering Foundation is finalizing the details for the fifth installment of its Caring for Women dinner. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026 While the menu has yet to be revealed, Good Boy will be open for at least brunch and dinner. — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dinner

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The banquet makes a bold visual comparison of the two women, in fact.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
The form Plato writes in, perhaps invents, of the dinner party with speeches, Steiner’s ‘banquet’ form, pulls against the intellectual content its characters express.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

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An epic with supernatural and epigenetic overtones, this debut novel looks like a feast of a story.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
The release was inspired by a Victorian holiday feast rather than a traditional bourbon flavor profile, creating a spirit meant to evoke roasted meat, evergreen forest, and winter fruit in the same glass.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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