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
Many undocumented immigrants and TPS or humanitarian parole-holders work in jobs that keep society running: construction, agriculture and restaurants, for example.
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Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Over the past 30 years, business owners have bought restaurants, scooped up plots of land and built apartment complexes on the belief that West Sacramento is poised for more investment.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But the airport had no way to power the rest of the sprawling and complicated facility: the vast terminals, filled with shops and restaurants, moving walkways and escalators.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The cavernous space — often half-empty during February’s high season when restaurants throughout Southwest Florida have waiting lists — reinforces the sensation of still being in transit rather than having arrived at a destination.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2025
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Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Over the past 30 years, business owners have bought restaurants, scooped up plots of land and built apartment complexes on the belief that West Sacramento is poised for more investment.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But the airport had no way to power the rest of the sprawling and complicated facility: the vast terminals, filled with shops and restaurants, moving walkways and escalators.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The cavernous space — often half-empty during February’s high season when restaurants throughout Southwest Florida have waiting lists — reinforces the sensation of still being in transit rather than having arrived at a destination.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restaurant
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But the hearty diner closes at 3 p.m., leaving few evening options within the neighborhood.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
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Back in The Franklin, diners take their seats in the hotel’s intimate dining room, an opulent space designed by Anouska Hempel.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps your perfect caffeine buzz comes from a cup of something sweet and creamy, paired with a decadent pasty in a pink-walled cafe.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
19 Mar. 2025
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At Café 2001 — the back-door cafe attached to Japanese restaurant Yess in downtown’s Arts District — chef Giles Clark puts his own spin on his yoshoku-esque specials, inspired by what’s at L.A.’s farmers markets and in his refrigerator.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s a standout gelato station right across from the grill that proves the perfect spot to stop for an afternoon treat.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Guests can buy fresh eggs from the host’s chicken coop and grill at the firepit.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Bursa governor's office told the outlet that the hotel was empty of guests at the time, but 12 staff members remained in the building when the fire broke out in the cafeteria.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Tiki Taco does popups inside the Kansas Health System cafeteria Tuesdays.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restaurant. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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