picnics 1 of 2

plural of picnic

picnics

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of picnic

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of picnics
Noun
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 The Sunday picnics stopped, as did the fruit-picking excursions and trips to the river. Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 The gourmet experience extends outdoors too, and the hotel can arrange picnics in the shade of the yew trees. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 The advantage is its lightweight design, which makes the cooler ideal for carrying to picnics and pool parties. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026 The temperature-regulating fabric, made from a blend of 65 percent cotton and 35 percent linen, is the perfect choice for any upcoming bridal or baby showers, picnics, or even as a cool swimsuit cover-up at the beach. Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026 The installation forms one part of Frogner Park, one of Oslo’s busiest recreational spaces, where monumental art sits alongside picnics, exercise, family outings and ordinary neighborhood life. David Nikel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Watermelon, peaches, sweet corn, tomatoes, berries, zucchini, cucumbers and other fresh favorites become staples at poolside barbecues, family picnics and neighborhood cookouts. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 29 July 2026 At picnics and World Cup watch parties across the United States this summer, people have been reaching for bowls of chips and guacamole. Jayash Paudel, The Conversation, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picnics
Noun
  • Southern California’s dry summers typically exist because of its land-to-sea breezes in the morning and sea-to-land breezes in the afternoon, according to meteorologist Kristan Lund of the weather service’s Oxnard office.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Solving key questions about those equations could help explain and predict breezes and turbulence.
    Greta Reich, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
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
Noun
  • Hungry festgoers could choose from typical fair fare like hot dogs, pizza and funnel cakes as well as sandwiches, tacos, barbecue, smoothies, desserts and Italian ice.
    Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Earth-shatteringly, it was revealed that the AI-loving Gal Gadot did not receive one of the famed Tom Cruise coconut cakes.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
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
Verb
  • Hailey seems like one of those women who eats one meal of Taco Bell a day and hasn’t exercised since Friends was on the air.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
  • When the time is right, the snake jumps into action and eats the bird.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
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
Verb
  • The optimism also feeds into how Coach is thinking about younger consumers.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Gelatin holds the mixture together and feeds the growing cells, while sand supplies structural mass.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The coupon refreshes daily in the Wendy's app, allowing customers to redeem it each day during the promotion.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The idea is less frozen-in-time theme hotel and more modern luxury resort, and the latest room refreshes and restaurant additions have gotten it almost there.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Picnics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picnics. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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