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noun

plural of picnic
as in breezes
something that is easy to do this class is no picnic, but I've really been learning a lot

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picnics

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verb

present tense third-person singular of picnic
as in snacks

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Recent Examples of picnics
Noun
For the less adventurous, a quick cruise to neighboring islands, some of which get washed away by high tide, is a must-do for intimate picnics, shelling, or special soirees. — Joey Skladany, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026 LeRoy Hansen, who has lived in the Washington area for four decades, has long visited the peninsula to bike, see the cherry blossoms and attend picnics. — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 In-person community events, such as picnics, have been canceled. — Lauren Costantino september 19, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026 Trips to the beach may be numbered, but afternoon picnics don’t have to be thanks to this blanket. — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2026 Karmere also offers an outdoor patio used for picnics and events. — Melissa May, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 So, the question is when – not if – do the wasps retreat from their crusade on Wisconsin picnics. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Labor Day might mean barbecues, picnics and the traditional end of summer to most people, but what’s the official reason for the holiday? — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Fourth of July – there were picnics, barbecues, fireworks … and Freddie Freeman hit a home run, leading off the sixth inning against Kyle Hart of the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picnics
  1. breezes
  2. partakes
  3. cakes
  4. dines
  5. eats
  6. fares
  7. feeds
  8. refreshes
Noun
  • Blue skies, cool breezes, and plenty of chirping birds are enveloping the comfy Pharmalot campus, which is cause to fire up the coffee kettle for yet another cup of stimulation.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Cool Pacific breezes and a variety of soils make this stretch of Northern California a perfect place to grow grapes.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of breezes
Verb
  • Too many corn dogs, too little time The California State Fair partakes annually in a beloved all-American tradition, with an arguably more challenging twist.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
  • This mystery is critical to anyone who partakes in the digital world because multiplication is a foundational operation for computers.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
Definition of partakes
Noun
  • Waiters in Tom Ford tuxedos, meanwhile, passed around crab cakes and spicy rigatoni—the signature dish of Carbone’s eponymous restaurant.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The menu features pub-style American fare such as wings, nachos, tacos, crab cakes and Carolina crawfish dip, while the bar serves cocktails, beer and liquor.
    — Evan Moore October 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of cakes
Verb
  • The cocktails are available to any guest who dines at Broken Shaker.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Every guest after the first 100 who dines in from Saturday through Monday can get a buy one, get one beef pepper rice.
    — Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of dines
Verb
  • Some students from low-income families avoid taking free meals out of shame; if everyone eats for free, proponents say, that stigma goes away.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Savouring each mouthful, my father eats slowly, head tuned to the flavours in his mouth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of eats
Verb
  • As the actor who originated the role, Johnson fares a bit better as Maui, smirking and preening and repeatedly tossing Moana off her own boat in attempts to commandeer it for himself.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2026
  • All of them are inheriting relatively stable situations at quarterback compared to some of last year’s first-timers, but innumerable factors will impact how each of them fares this season.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of fares
Verb
  • Different assumptions give different answers, and because each step feeds the next, the differences grow – what scientists call cascading uncertainty.
    — Robert Kopp, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • That underdog context feeds into the implicit soft power competition between the Toho Godzilla releases and the American franchise from Legendary, which has spouted a whole Monsterverse involving King Kong and an accompanying TV show.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of feeds
Verb
  • Sunlight naturally sanitizes and refreshes fabrics; reusable cleaning rags reduce waste and can replace paper towels.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The more times an image refreshes per second, the smoother the on-screen movement will be.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of refreshes

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