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
Luigi Mangione, the alleged gunman, was later apprehended and arrested in Pennsylvania at a McDonald's restaurant after a five-day manhunt.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
The vegetarian-friendly restaurant from freezer aisle favorite Amy’s Kitchen has two standalone Bay Area locations and one in San Francisco International Airport.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025
Three Arlington restaurants were temporarily closed and another one failed during the city’s Jan.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
Often multiple pounds in weight, the insect-like deep-sea animals are fished from far away islands before being distributed to markets and restaurants around the country in Southeast Asia.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
The vegetarian-friendly restaurant from freezer aisle favorite Amy’s Kitchen has two standalone Bay Area locations and one in San Francisco International Airport.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025
Three Arlington restaurants were temporarily closed and another one failed during the city’s Jan.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
Often multiple pounds in weight, the insect-like deep-sea animals are fished from far away islands before being distributed to markets and restaurants around the country in Southeast Asia.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restaurant
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Yu Ting Yuan, the hotel's flagship restaurant, offers diners a contrasting tenor with its dark, brooding interior splashed with gold and blood red, fresh flower sprays of pussywillow, orchids, and amaryllis, and soaring ceilings.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Among the few diners: an octogenarian and her descendants, a stressed-looking woman on a laptop.—
Sheila Yasmin Marikar,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Bradshaw Animal Shelter in Mather had a small cafe prior to the pandemic, which has also been nixed.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Jan. 2025
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Several other tenants are expected to open in the district this year, including Standard Beer + Food and the all-day cafe Good Graces.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad with Feta Dressing This recipe is perfect for tailgating with a grill, because the corn, scallions and jalapeno all benefit from a quick char to give them a depth of flavor.—
Nick Siano,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Jan. 2025
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The colorful Villa Flamenco Beach is one of them, ticking every box for an extended beach stay with kitchenettes, a barbeque grill in the backyard for guests, and plenty of beach chairs, all within steps of the sand.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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Among the Palestinian prisoners released were Mohammad Odeh, 52, and Wael Qassim, 54, accused of carrying out Hamas attacks against Israelis, including a bombing at a cafeteria at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2002 that killed nine people, including five U.S. citizens.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Extremism researchers now believe that second account belonged to 17-year-old Solomon Henderson, who police say walked into his high school cafeteria in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday and fired 10 shots, killing one classmate and then himself.—
Phoebe Petrovic,
ProPublica,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restaurant. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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