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
Sometimes the location is a bar, other times at restaurants that have participated in Mainly Mozart’s fundraising galas.
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Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
He was pictured carrying a Louis Vuitton box into the restaurant—perhaps a Valentine’s Day gift for Rihanna?
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 15 Feb. 2026
Frozen hash browns bake into a rich, scoopable side loaded with cheese and creaminess, channeling the flavors of the restaurant favorite.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2026
News outlets on Saturday showed video of Pima County sheriff’s officials and the FBI searching a Range Rover in the parking lot of a Culver’s restaurant in Tucson a few miles from Guthrie’s home.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
He was pictured carrying a Louis Vuitton box into the restaurant—perhaps a Valentine’s Day gift for Rihanna?
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 15 Feb. 2026
Frozen hash browns bake into a rich, scoopable side loaded with cheese and creaminess, channeling the flavors of the restaurant favorite.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2026
News outlets on Saturday showed video of Pima County sheriff’s officials and the FBI searching a Range Rover in the parking lot of a Culver’s restaurant in Tucson a few miles from Guthrie’s home.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restaurant
Noun
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With the arrival of Lent, seafood is top of mind for many diners.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
18 Feb. 2026
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Unlike the location at the Dior store in Ginza, the new Dior Café outpost in Daikanyama features a spacious terrace facing an impressive Japanese garden, offering diners a place of respite from the urban jungle.—
Kelly Wetherille,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Staples like cooking oil, salt, pepper, and locally roasted coffee are provided complimentary, and guests have access to barbecue grills for outdoor cooking.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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His staff uses a grill and a wok.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2026
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At a recent campus campaign stop, Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate James Fishback dropped some unusual verbiage while inveighing against junk food in school cafeterias.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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While the vote was unanimous, Trustee Jamela Smith-Folds criticized the majority of her colleagues who approved new contracts with two of the district’s labor groups, United Teachers of Richmond and Teamsters Local 856, the union representing custodial staff, cafeteria workers and others.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restaurant. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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