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as in to eat
to take a meal
they dined elegantly at the city's finest restaurant before taking in an opera downtown
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Recent Examples of dine
Those memories of Lea are why Amy was nearly teary-eyed while dining at A Tavola last weekend.
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Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Pitt and de Ramon stepped out hand in hand to dine at Cote Korean Steakhouse in New York City with their celebrity pals.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Both Mahomes and Kelce dined at other Noble 33 concepts.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
The duo dined together, and at one point during the evening, Gerber was photographed holding onto Lewis' arm.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 23 June 2025
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Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Pitt and de Ramon stepped out hand in hand to dine at Cote Korean Steakhouse in New York City with their celebrity pals.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Both Mahomes and Kelce dined at other Noble 33 concepts.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
The duo dined together, and at one point during the evening, Gerber was photographed holding onto Lewis' arm.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dine
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The successful hatchings come about a year after Scout ate two of his chicks as a first-time dad, leaving the pair with no surviving eaglets from their first nesting season, McClatchy News previously reported.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Arriving onstage hours late, Stone regaled the astonished crowd with a diatribe against Jerry Goldstein, his manager since the early ’90s.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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For example, Braun regaled how on a particularly windy day in West Palm Beach, the shuttle stopped along its route seemingly out of nowhere.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2025
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Heat shooting coach Rob Fodor recently was honored by Hillsdale College with an award for Outstanding Achievement in Professional Athletics.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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This conversation honors the deeply personal and generational journey of embracing natural beauty.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 July 2025
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An impressive reception room and a banqueting hall add to its splendor.—
Fanny Guénon des Mesnards,
Architectural Digest,
18 Jan. 2025
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The exhibition showcases gold, silver, and bronze artifacts that reflect the Thracians’ aristocratic pursuits, including warfare, horsemanship, and banqueting.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2025
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These products must be purchased through a commercial landscape company or feed and seed store.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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Both chairs matter, and both feed and support each other.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Millions of periodical cicadas bide their time, feasting on tree roots and counting the years.—
Sarah Henry,
The Courier-Journal,
8 July 2025
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Around those tables sat families feasting on pizzas, lasagna and chicken parmesan.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Dine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dine. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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