picnicked

past tense of picnic

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • In Nuuk, Horn dined multiple times with Pele Broberg, the head of the Naleraq Party.
    Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The pair dined at a Mexican restaurant followed by dessert at a cookie shop.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Meghan Markle partook in a new social media trend on Friday, January 16.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Whole hogs, widely available and suitable for slow, open-fire cooking that fed large communal gatherings, became central to the area’s emerging cuisine.
    Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • After each cleaning session, the larvae were fed fruit or vegetable peels, since feeding only on flesh can prevent the superworms from molting or even hasten their death.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Antonacci has twice been challenged by opponents — unsuccessfully — on balls that merely grazed his jersey.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • But another pierced the car’s windshield, grazed the steering wheel and one of Fahd’s fingers before striking his son, Sam, in the head.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • Les Bleus returned to play looking refreshed — practically pelting the Swedish goal with attempts, and yet somehow nothing went in.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Wall-sized screens, refreshed every minute, show live updates on public conversation topics related to antisemitism.
    Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • For years, not having enough money nibbled at my aunt’s health.
    Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Picnicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picnicked. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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