picnicking

Definition of picnickingnext
present participle of picnic
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Verb
  • When the weather turns, dining moves indoors.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
  • Cyclone Anaya’s Complimentary tres leches pancakes will be offered to moms dining in for Mother’s Day brunch at the Tex-Mex restaurant’s locations, along with penny mimosa refills.
    Ana Khan, Houston Chronicle, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • The students targeted other students eating at the restaurant.
    Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • The Best Yogurt to Buy To get the most out of eating yogurt daily, our experts suggest plain and unflavored yogurt.
    Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • In the lead-up to the matchup in Detroit, the ESPN broadcast shared a live shot of members of the Magic partaking in some pre-game antics.
    Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The dirt eating was widespread, with males and females from different groups of monkeys partaking during multiple times of the year, and was generally associated with areas where there were more tourists.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • And increasingly, experts say these two crises are feeding each other.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 May 2026
  • The scientists behind the model, which is now being evaluated in a clinical trial, trained it by feeding it CT scans from patients who had been screened for other medical conditions then were later diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • Betye Saar practically levitates into the room wearing a Max Mara jacket that resembles a bird’s plumage, with a butter-yellow silk Dior dress grazing the ground behind her and a cane in her hand.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • For one, switching from sheep grazing to the more passive business of leasing land would have put the fate of his income in the hands of an outsider.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Sip the famous Pseudo Sue IPA, or sample exploratory and seasonal beers while nibbling on pub favorites like cheese curds.
    Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • And then there’s some outings where there’s too much nibbling with the cutter, with the sweeper, as opposed to staying on the attack.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Or perhaps simple pleasures such as noshing on a pastry with a hot cup of stimulation will do.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Or your bulbs may have been eaten by rodents— especially voles, which are herbivores that adore noshing on many types of bulbs.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This short-term focus has contributed to little evolution within Villa’s strongest XI, and there is a growing case that his squad needs refreshing in the summer.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • McDonald's is refreshing its drink menu.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Picnicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picnicking. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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