dinner

noun

ˈdi-nər How to pronounce dinner (audio)
Definition of dinnernext
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 During their courtship, Uncle Jack would often bring Aunt Jackie over for dinner and a movie. — Kerry Kennedy, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026 This week’s pop-up lineup showcases the incredible breadth of Atlanta’s independent food scene, including a Portuguese wine dinner with Saberico’s Arroz de Pato oven backed rice and La Macaron Guy’s wild Sour Patch Kids macarons. — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Tan plans to trace those shifts through small moments, such as a family dinner, a conversation, a silence or the absence of something once there. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 One night this spring, a San Francisco man named Sherman Watson called a Waymo after a late dinner out with friends. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dinner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinner
  1. banquet
  2. feast
Noun
  • Craig's Closet provides high school boys with access to new and gently used dress clothing at no cost for job interviews, internships, banquets and other special occasions.
    — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The royal banquet is supposed to be a celebration of Macbeth’s power, but the presence of the morally upright ghost spoils everything!
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of banquet
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  • That Cantonese feast in San Francisco burned this worldview into my childhood brain.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • From Cantonese dishes at Yi by Marco Pierre White to Italian food at Macellaio RC, be prepared for an indulgent feast.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of feast

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“Dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinner. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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