lunchroom
noun
lunch·room
ˈlənch-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
1
2
: a room (as in a school) where lunches supplied on the premises or brought from home may be eaten
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At the same time, the USDA issued a challenge to cooks, especially in school lunchrooms, to come up with creative ways to use a surplus of stockpiled sauerkraut.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
The district decided staff reduction was its path forward, trimming positions at the central office, lunchroom monitors, assistant High school principals, campus clerical positions, and teachers.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
There’s a pleasant buzz in the lunchroom, chatter in the hallways, and an alphabet of new analog hobbies popping up just about everywhere.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Hundreds of elementary school students did their best to sit still and stay pin-drop silent as first-grade teacher Stephanie Lane made her way into the lunchroom Thursday.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
The district decided staff reduction was its path forward, trimming positions at the central office, lunchroom monitors, assistant High school principals, campus clerical positions, and teachers.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
There’s a pleasant buzz in the lunchroom, chatter in the hallways, and an alphabet of new analog hobbies popping up just about everywhere.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Hundreds of elementary school students did their best to sit still and stay pin-drop silent as first-grade teacher Stephanie Lane made her way into the lunchroom Thursday.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025
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lunchroom
noun
lunch·room
ˈlənch-ˌrüm
-ˌru̇m
1
2
: a room (as in a school) where lunches may be eaten
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