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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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Sandra Burnell, from Newport, even had an order of service covered in pictures of the instant snack, which she would eat in front of the TV every night.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

“People don’t know the sacrifice, what it’s like to eat in the hot sun, when they used to not provide shade, when there weren’t bathrooms nearby,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 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

Historically, we’ve located the food we eat in numerous regional and microregional traditions, from coastal New England to New Mexican-Arizonan.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

“That’s where you’re wrong. Remember how I used to eat in the cafeteria?”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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