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picnicked

verb

past tense of picnic
as in dined

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picnicked
  1. dined
  2. partook
  3. ate
  4. fed
  5. grazed
  6. refreshed
  7. noshed
  8. nibbled
Verb
  • The mezzanine was centered with a wedding cake and guests dined in the Baxter room at tables decorated with wedding flowers in shades of ivory and butter yellow.
    — Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The new couple—who have been linked since they were photographed together at Coachella—dined around the city, showing off their coordinating couple style.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of dined
Verb
  • This time, there were six counts, all from activity Myers partook in after his release.
    — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of partook
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
Definition of ate
Verb
  • There are two electric motors, one driving each axle, and they're fed by a 49-kWh usable battery.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In May 2025, a nearby oil pipeline owned by Energy Transfer, a Dallas company, leaked 6,800 barrels of crude oil into a sewer line that fed into the Village Creek water treatment plant.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of fed
Verb
  • Since the last time the area had been grazed, a year earlier, the grasses had grown to chest height and then folded under their own weight.
    — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The former owner of UnKCorked Wine & Spirits in Overland Park grew up in a small farm town, where meals came straight from the ground (or grazed upon it).
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of grazed
Verb
  • But the data proves that nearly three-quarters of travelers are now prioritizing this type of travel, with the goal of resetting, taking a break, and returning to real-life feeling happier and refreshed.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026
  • If even one lightly worn outfit per week can be aired or refreshed instead of washed, that adds up to hundreds of gallons of water saved and 52 fewer cycles wearing down your wardrobe.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of refreshed
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
Definition of noshed
Verb
  • Kikuko, her appetite sluggish, nibbled the bread bit by bit from the edges, all the while furtively watching her father.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of nibbled
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