Thesaurus results for CAFETERIA

cafeteria

noun

Definition of cafeteria

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 Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin broke out of Alcatraz by digging holes in the prison walls using spoons from the cafeteria. — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026 Tanvir gestures toward the Bari Imam shrine and the cafeteria where volunteers serve free food. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026 For instance, your colleagues may be very agreeable and kind to their boss but rude to their more junior colleagues, or the cafeteria waiter. — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The existing media center is being turned into a cafeteria and kitchen. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cafeteria

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At restaurants, plates grow cold while lighting is adjusted and angles are tested.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Nine additional Chick-fil-A restaurant locations will be opening throughout western Pennsylvania by 2028.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of restaurant

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Although the menu will have similar influences to the flagship restaurant’s, mall diners will find a heavier focus on sandwiches and fresh juices, Mashal said.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2026
In Des Moines, diners can find the steak de Burgo at just about every steakhouse or classic Italian restaurant, each serving its own version.

— Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of diner

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The address encompasses three levels of retail, plus an employee lunchroom, an expansive alterations atelier along with dedicated spaces for fittings and bespoke consultations.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
These items included printers, computers and even a lunchroom table.

— Kathryn Blackman, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

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