as in restaurant
a place where people get food at a counter and carry it to a table for eating
The restaurant resembled a school cafeteria.
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Recent Examples of cafeteria
On Monday, a rally was held outside the Roybal Learning Center in downtown LA in support of SEIU, which represents about 30,000 aides, bus drivers, custodians and cafeteria workers.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Thousands of school bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and special education assistants are threatening to strike if an agreement is not reached today.
—Madeline Armstrong, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
Maintain a safe distance from windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open rooms like cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
There were some students on the second floor at the time, but most were in the school cafeteria, Reynolds said earlier this week.
—Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Thousands of school bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and special education assistants are threatening to strike if an agreement is not reached today.
—Madeline Armstrong, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
Maintain a safe distance from windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open rooms like cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
There were some students on the second floor at the time, but most were in the school cafeteria, Reynolds said earlier this week.
—Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cafeteria
Noun
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Lagomarsini offered a bite to Quié’s nephew Poppa, who works at the restaurant.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Straz said a Culver’s restaurant is planned for the west side of Harlem, where a CIBC bank formerly stood, though those developers are not seeking TIF financing.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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To better explain these dizzyingly complex processes, Charnoz compares the minerals raining out of a cooling disk to hungry diners at a dinner table.—
Javier Barbuzano,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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But these diners living in the capital region are among the fortunate ones, treated to an abundance of options right in their backyard.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sitting in the lunchroom-style eating area was Sierra Williams and her two daughters, Lyla, 3 and Lyric, 6, with their faces painted like a butterfly and a fox.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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One day, Dahlstrom made a vulgar joke in a lunchroom referencing oral sex and pubic hair, according to the employee.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Cafeteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cafeteria. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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