dine out

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Recent Examples of dine out An Asian American diner in Houston, a swanky Afro-Caribbean restaurant in LA, and more reasons to dine out this season. Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025 In 2023, consumer spending on food away from home increased to $1.5 trillion, up from $1.3 trillion in 2022, marking a significant shift as dining out expenditures surpassed grocery spending. Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 15 May 2025 While the cost of groceries, on average, declined, the report found the price of dining out got more expensive and is up about 4% from the past year. Rachel Barber, USA Today, 14 May 2025 Sherman and Heidi Gardner are moms dining out with their sons (Mikey Day and Andrew Dismukes). Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dine out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dine out
Verb
  • Even though diet culture often frames snacking as a negative—an unbridled act of gluttony at best, and a sign of moral weakness at worst—reaching for an edible pick-me-up when the hunger pangs hit is the most natural thing in the world.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 6 June 2025
  • Other responses ranged from snacking on construction materials to being physically repulsed by a customer's name at work.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • And to fill that space, fill it beautifully, not take up that space and mess it up in a sense.
    Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 23 May 2025
  • Our frail nature, damaged by our propensity to mess things up, stands in need of grace and salvation.
    Anna Rowlands, Time, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • When Robinson eventually returned to the airport to board another flight, he was detained, the district attorney’s office said.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • When the people mover is running, Metro riders will take two escalators up past a mural, now showcasing the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to board.
    Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Gardner was grazed in the head and shot in the leg, per police.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 May 2025
  • The earliest sloths were large and grazed on the ground.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • The lifestyle influencer, 36, has been sharing content from her girls' vacation to Bali, where she's been lunching out, shopping and even getting matching tattoos with her friends.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 5 May 2025
  • There are the ladies who lunch.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Now, after years of nibbling at it, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature are going in with the knives.
    Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
  • In the government's view, this forced rivals to nibble around the edges after being locked out by Google's contracts.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Dine out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dine%20out. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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