as in restrooms
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
everyone should use the bathroom before we leave on the long trip
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Recent Examples of bathrooms
The house features 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.
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Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Eleven full bathrooms and grand open living spaces—from a great room to a recreation room—offer ample room for both large gatherings and casual everyday living.
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Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
24 June 2026
In its audit, the Office of the Inspector General visited 32 restrooms across 14 stations (the subway system has 125 bathrooms in its 472 stations).
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Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
24 June 2026
Also, nobody smokes cigarettes anymore; school bathrooms are installed with silent alarms in case of vaping.
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Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
The Howard County home, the former residence of an IT engineering executive, has seven bedrooms (most with hardwood floors), eight bathrooms (five full) and more than 16,000 square feet of living space.
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Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
Imagine a big box, Book said — a large, indoor space with beds, bathrooms and onsite health services.
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Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
Much of the changes the school is implementing involve ensuring that special-education staff do not bring cellphones into bathrooms and are not left alone with students in the sensory room or during bathroom procedures.
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Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Apr. 2025
Under the bill, sponsored by Councilmember Sandy Nurse, the city would be required to develop a blueprint for building more bathrooms, with a specific benchmark of getting 2,120 public toilets available in the next 10 years, although there’s no mandate for the city to make good on that number.
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Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Eleven full bathrooms and grand open living spaces—from a great room to a recreation room—offer ample room for both large gatherings and casual everyday living.
—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
24 June 2026
In its audit, the Office of the Inspector General visited 32 restrooms across 14 stations (the subway system has 125 bathrooms in its 472 stations).
—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
24 June 2026
Also, nobody smokes cigarettes anymore; school bathrooms are installed with silent alarms in case of vaping.
—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
The Howard County home, the former residence of an IT engineering executive, has seven bedrooms (most with hardwood floors), eight bathrooms (five full) and more than 16,000 square feet of living space.
—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
Imagine a big box, Book said — a large, indoor space with beds, bathrooms and onsite health services.
—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
Much of the changes the school is implementing involve ensuring that special-education staff do not bring cellphones into bathrooms and are not left alone with students in the sensory room or during bathroom procedures.
—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Apr. 2025
Under the bill, sponsored by Councilmember Sandy Nurse, the city would be required to develop a blueprint for building more bathrooms, with a specific benchmark of getting 2,120 public toilets available in the next 10 years, although there’s no mandate for the city to make good on that number.
—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bathrooms
Noun
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Folsom Cordova Unified School District Folsom Cordova Unified says all of its schools have accessible gender-neutral restrooms, in accordance with SB 760.
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In its audit, the Office of the Inspector General visited 32 restrooms across 14 stations (the subway system has 125 bathrooms in its 472 stations).
Noun
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Vault toilets on national recreation land generally have a pit at least 5 feet deep that can hold more than 500 gallons of waste.
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Only 20% of Mongbwalu residents have access to safe water, according to Oxfam, and a quarter lack access to toilets or hygiene facilities.
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“Bathrooms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bathrooms. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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