dine out

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Recent Examples of dine out Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Starbucks is expected to report its quarterly earnings on Tuesday, kicking off several weeks of reports from restaurant companies as investors anticipate improving demand for dining out. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025 What’s sparking a bookstore resurgence around Charlotte?] Mid-week dining is all the rage Break up the week by dining out on a Wednesday night, as opposed to a Friday or a Saturday. Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025 Foodies, for example, are going to want a bigger budget for dining out, while others may prefer to cook to save money for activities, shopping, or spa treatments (in which case, opt for a vacation rental or residential-style hotel whose rooms have kitchens). Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 19 Feb. 2025 For the many Americans who’d previously loved to dine out, the slog of cooking every meal underscored the advantages of premade freezer meals. Meghan McCarron, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dine out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dine out
Verb
  • Pandas and Tasty Bamboo There are over 1,000 species of bamboo, though pandas only snack on about 25 of them.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Stone posed for photographers (and snacked on a bucket of popcorn) while wearing a custom red, floor-length Louis Vuitton gown, which had two pockets filled with the treat as well.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Leaving her alone all morning, and just when something decent is happening, messing it up.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • European leaders have messed it up in the last three years.
    Peter Aitken, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The 17-year-old was detained by passengers and crew on Thursday, March 6, police said Comments A teenager was detained by crew and passengers on Thursday, March 6, after allegedly breaching a security fence and boarding a flight with a gun at Australia’s Avalon Airport.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The family, according to the flyer, claimed Nordquist was planning to fly back to Minnesota within two weeks, but never boarded his return flight.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The doctor was grazed by a bullet, and the nurse, the custodian and the two wounded officers were hospitalized in stable condition, Barker said.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Listen to this article A woman sleeping in her Bronx apartment was grazed in the forehead by a stray bullet fired through her ceiling, police said Monday.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Prior to the dance, children lunched on chicken chow mein, egg rolls and rice.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Facing widespread accusations of election fraud, the regime lunched an unprecedented wave of violent crackdowns that landed more than 2,000 people in prison, including opposition politicians, human rights activists and journalists.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The blossoms attract an abundance of butterflies and birds love to nibble the seeds, which reseed readily in the garden.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
  • That is already starting to nibble away at supermarket sales.
    Lisa Jarvis, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Dine out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dine%20out. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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