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restaurant

noun

ˈre-stə-ˌränt

Definition of restaurant

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 The artist Rashid Johnson, who’d also made works for the restaurant, showed up and wished Humm a happy (belated) birthday. — Emma Allen, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Here’s a roundup of recent restaurant closings across Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Brickell and Wynwood. — Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 After five years, a beloved Kansas City LGBTQ+ bar known as the first restaurant to be nationally recognized as a Safe Place is closing its doors next month. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 Now, tech companies are racing to create AI agents that will become the gateway to our entire digital lives, handling everything from shopping to booking restaurants and messaging friends. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for restaurant

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Now, new hardwood floors, new tile, a new marble bar with a brass drink rail and new cabinetry are among the changes diners will notice.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026
Feng Chen Wang launched the Rebel Daughter line with Under Armour, while fashion foodies got their fill with the official opening of Edison Chen’s Hong Kong-style Clot diner on Nanjing West Road.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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