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eat in

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  1. Have a meal at home, as in Are we eating in tonight? [Colloquial; second half of 1900s] Also see eat out, def. 1.


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They can eat in the dining rooms, swim in the pool and workout in the gym alongside other guests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

You’ve created the life you wanted for yourself, and you can afford to eat in your favorite hotspots, so bravo for making it this far on your own terms.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

"You know when you're nervous, you can't eat properly, so I need to eat in the morning," Jessica says.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest brings the world’s top competitive eaters to Coney Island, N.Y., to see how many hot dogs they can eat in 10 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

I don’t really want to eat dog, but apparently that is what people eat in America.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

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