picnicked

verb

past tense of picnic
as in dined

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picnicked
  1. dined
  2. partook
  3. ate
  4. fed
  5. grazed
  6. refreshed
  7. noshed
  8. nibbled
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  • People who once dined together, smiled together, campaigned together and worked together to strengthen our communities are suddenly being portrayed as villains.
    — Beau Simon, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026
  • For 25 years, an international clientele dined in spectacular fashion at Windows on the World, the restaurant at the top of the World Trade Center’s north tower, where guests were served by an equally international staff.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dined
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  • Along with his involvement in Sam Mendes’ four-part Beatles biopic, McCartney recently partook in a documentary about his time with Wings, Man on the Run, which was directed by Morgan Neville and released in February.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Meghan Markle partook in a new social media trend on Friday, January 16.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
Definition of partook
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  • On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.
    — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of ate
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  • As a result of his not working and constant need for financial support, his mother is pressured by him to keep him fed and provide a roof over his head.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Children leave in the morning to play and return at night, somehow fed along the way.
    — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fed
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  • The village spokesperson said a DJ at the bar was also grazed by a bullet.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The bullet exited Riley’s head, ricocheted, and grazed a 13-year-old friend in the torso, police sources said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of grazed
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  • The development targets are forecasts up to 24 hours out on a roughly 1 kilometer grid, refreshed every 10 minutes, and fed by radar, satellites, ground stations, and even mobile pressure sensors from phones and IoT devices.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Patients want to look like themselves, just a bit more harmonious, more refreshed, better aligned with their innermost sense of self.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of refreshed
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  • In that time, he’s cooked through about 1,000 recipes, noshed at more than 200 restaurants and seriously considered getting a map of the city’s grocery stores tattooed on his arm for easy reference.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Throughout the evening, guests noshed on catfish nuggets, lamb kabobs with curry vinaigrette, and, my personal favorite, a doughnut with a halva and whisky caramel glaze.
    — Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of noshed
Verb
  • Kikuko, her appetite sluggish, nibbled the bread bit by bit from the edges, all the while furtively watching her father.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Threatened by the lack of water and nibbled by starving livestock, the trees that once formed a dense forest in the Somali region of Ethiopia are in danger, locals say.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of nibbled
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