as in diner
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises
when we get sick of cooking dinner at home, we like to go out to eat at a nice restaurant
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Recent Examples of restaurant
One of the victims fled to a McDonald's restaurant where his bloodstained clothes, which were likely cut off by paramedics, were crumpled on the floor near the entrance.
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CBS News, 7 June 2026
Her work can be found all over Kansas City, including Power & Light and the West Bottoms as well as lots of restaurant murals, which is how she got started.
—Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
Campfire Bost and Resnick’s first Carlsbad restaurant, which turns 10 this year, remains a consistent staple.
—Dyana Lederman, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
More restaurants with international themes began to open as well, Olten said.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
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CBS News, 7 June 2026
Her work can be found all over Kansas City, including Power & Light and the West Bottoms as well as lots of restaurant murals, which is how she got started.
—Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
Campfire Bost and Resnick’s first Carlsbad restaurant, which turns 10 this year, remains a consistent staple.
—Dyana Lederman, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
More restaurants with international themes began to open as well, Olten said.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for restaurant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restaurant
Noun
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The drive-in-turned-diner has been serving up hearty comfort food to Charlotteans looking for a filling meal since 1957, working its way into a firm hold among Charlotte’s oldest restaurants.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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Occasionally, breakfast proceedings would be interrupted by a cheeky monkey sitting up on the rafters, and staffers would be on high alert with their wild gesticulating, causing tittering among diners.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The facility had an oily baffle filter above the char grill.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Transfer marinade to small saucepan set on grill to heat for basting.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Repair experts waited behind long cafeteria tables to teach alternatives, giving people chances to learn that flawed goods aren’t automatically junk.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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In addition to her role as a mom to three, Sanchez worked in the cafeteria at Corvallis Elementary School in the 14000 block of Corvalis Street in San Leandro.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restaurant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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