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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picnicked
Verb
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Prior to the meeting, Egenberg and his wife had dined with Motta and Alfortish.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026 -
More allegations of dining and dashing Nelson, of Montgomery County, had allegedly dined and dashed at restaurants up and down Belair Road.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Along with his involvement in Sam Mendes’ four-part Beatles biopic, McCartney recently partook in a documentary about his time with Wings, Man on the Run, which was directed by Morgan Neville and released in February.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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Meghan Markle partook in a new social media trend on Friday, January 16.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Monkeys in the tourism hotspot have apparently learned to eat dirt to soothe stomach upsets caused by eating too much sweet, fatty and salty snacks fed to them by visitors, a new study found.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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The eaglet, known as USS11, swallowed a fishing hook, line and lure while being fed by a parent.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the fifth a 96-mph fastball from Kikuchi grazed Cronenworth’s chin.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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The ball grazed Cronenworth's shoulder before hitting him in the chin.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sometimes all a space needs is refreshed containers.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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The perfect combination of breakfast and lunch, brunch been refined, refreshed and elevated over the years by chefs across the country who realize the value of of sweet pasties, savory carving stations and everything in between.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In that time, he’s cooked through about 1,000 recipes, noshed at more than 200 restaurants and seriously considered getting a map of the city’s grocery stores tattooed on his arm for easy reference.—
Paul Stephen,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the evening, guests noshed on catfish nuggets, lamb kabobs with curry vinaigrette, and, my personal favorite, a doughnut with a halva and whisky caramel glaze.—
Brittany Loggins,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Jan. 2026
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Threatened by the lack of water and nibbled by starving livestock, the trees that once formed a dense forest in the Somali region of Ethiopia are in danger, locals say.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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That led to a viral moment in a Lions’ Thanksgiving Day game when his teammates were shown chowing down on the turkey provided by Fox, while Montgomery nibbled on a carrot.—
Matt Young,
Houston Chronicle,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Picnicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picnicked. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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