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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 Cross Timbers Elementary School in Azle was evacuated Tuesday morning due to smoke in the cafeteria, officials said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026 The existing media center is being turned into a cafeteria and kitchen. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 This year, public schools across the state will start the school year without enough bus drivers, paraprofessionals, ESE aides, custodial staff, cafeteria workers, nurses and other essential educators who keep students healthy and safe in school. — Andrew Spar, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 The treatment area, 5,000-square-foot weight room, and cafeteria are shared by both teams. — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cafeteria

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The arrest also comes just after the restaurant announced its intent to restart business inside the building that houses Maggie’s Pub in Whittier.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
In the midst of everything, Granado Montano turned her Los Angeles restaurant, Full Arepas, into a relief hub, filling shipping containers with donations to be sent to Venezuela.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of restaurant

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The debate also prompted Charlotte diners to recommend alternatives.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026
In a time when diners can see a restaurant on social media before ever stepping inside, Boulud said luxury increasingly lies in what can’t be experienced through a screen.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 8 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

Definition of lunchroom

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