dine out

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Recent Examples of dine out Holiday season retail sales rose 3.8% this year over last, Mastercard says, as more people dined out and bought clothes and jewelry. Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024 Common examples include groceries, travel, dining out and gas. Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025 As consumers returned to dining out, traveling and other services, many fast-food cashiers, front-desk clerks and hair stylists were leery of coming back to in-person jobs and living off generous government stimulus checks and other aid, Hershbein said. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025 During this time when the cost of everything, including dining out, seems to be rapidly rising, skipping the cocktail can be a good way to help keep dining out affordable. Mark Dennis, Forbes, 21 Jan. 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
  • Or perhaps blaming the whole Jets mess on Aaron Rodgers.
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Pesky messes like glitter, sugar, sprinkles or other fine particles on countertops.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
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 9 Mar. 2025.

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