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
Retailers, restaurants and airlines are among the businesses that have been pulling back on free perks, from complimentary birthday coffees to free package returns, since the pandemic ended.
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
The restaurant was using a rice cooker intended for household use.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Here are five top hotel restaurants in Greater Palm Springs to visit for an extraordinary dining experience.
—Taryn White, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Because this is a restaurant in Miami Beach, a lot of attention is paid to cocktails, too.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
The restaurant was using a rice cooker intended for household use.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Here are five top hotel restaurants in Greater Palm Springs to visit for an extraordinary dining experience.
—Taryn White, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Because this is a restaurant in Miami Beach, a lot of attention is paid to cocktails, too.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for restaurant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restaurant
Noun
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While at a local diner, waiting for his friend to receive medical care, Amziah runs into his estranged foster daughter Kateri (Angelina LookingGlass in a performance of homey authenticity).—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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This was certainly my experience when, in high school in 2005, some friends and I sneakily purchased a pack of cigarettes from a vending machine in a twenty-four-hour diner.—
Carrie Battan,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The cafe was cited by county health officials for moldy foods and improper food safety procedures.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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Most Popular Most Popular A new CT cafe and bakery has a drive-through.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That said, nothing sounds worse than having bacon splatter on the stove or oven, or braving chilly temperatures to cook it on the grill.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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The 20 entries included pushpins, trash cans, ladders, grills, paper towel holders, mixing bowls, wine racks, shower caddies, chicken coops and steel wool.—
TIME,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Funding includes some support for school infrastructure, such as cafeterias, and paid staff.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 Mar. 2025
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The theater’s predominantly female actors and staff — including cloakroom attendants, cashiers, cleaners and cafeteria workers — spend much of their time supporting Ukrainian soldiers, weaving camouflage nets in the theater before opening the doors to audiences at night.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restaurant. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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