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dinner

[din-er] / ˈdɪn ər /
NOUN
evening meal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banquet feast supper
STRONG
blowout chow collation eats feedbag fete potluck refection repast ribs spread
WEAK
din-din main meal major munch principal meal regale table d'hôte

Example Sentences

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Cupid's arrow struck during a two-hour dinner at Trump Tower in September 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

I liked how neither of us ordered a drink with dinner, choosing water over alcohol as the conversation remained interesting and focused.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Still, I was surprised and slightly amused when Noah asked, in all seriousness, if I would like to go to a yoga class with him and then get dinner afterward.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Over a dinner of noodles made from fish and sweet-potato powder, a local delicacy, my grandfather’s aged cousin raised a glass of homemade rice wine to me: “Come home often.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

When she’d scooped out enough for dinner, Nim made a fire, baked her clams, and split the coconut for dessert.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr