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
Though American schools have been required to serve skim and low-fat milk since 2012, several federal bills have been introduced to return whole milk to school cafeteria offerings.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
Inside, a queue of solemn, weary visitors moved slowly down a long hallway toward the cafeteria.
—Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025
In addition to the homemade brews, four espresso samples were collected at three cafeterias and one laboratory workplace coffee machine.
—New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2025
Players routinely leave their cell phones at their lockers to charge between trips to the field, the restroom, the gym, or the cafeteria.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Garone, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
Inside, a queue of solemn, weary visitors moved slowly down a long hallway toward the cafeteria.
—Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025
In addition to the homemade brews, four espresso samples were collected at three cafeterias and one laboratory workplace coffee machine.
—New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2025
Players routinely leave their cell phones at their lockers to charge between trips to the field, the restroom, the gym, or the cafeteria.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cafeteria
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Target Sam's Club Aldi Publix Others, such as Walmart, Kroger, Trader Joe's, Food Lion, and Meijer, among others, will be open on April 20. Easter 2025: Which restaurants are open Easter Sunday?—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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With fewer local productions, L.A.’s entertainment workers are spending less at supermarkets, restaurants, dry cleaners and other businesses, said Monica Levinson, a member of Producers United, which met last week with the mayor’s team to seek additional support for the industry.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Many of the fruits and vegetables at Jones’ Westport restaurant are grown in her garden behind the cafe.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2025
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That homespun little interior Mexican food cafe in southwest Fort Worth is not so little anymore.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Vicky Barnes was the heartbeat of the diner who knew just about every customer who walked through the door.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2025
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The diner specializes in Creole and Cajun cuisine and serves just breakfast and lunch, with various egg scrambles, to-die-for biscuits and gravy, po’boys, burgers, and sandwiches on the menu.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2025
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The student — who’s allergic to nuts — was then taken to the lunchroom and left at a table that hadn’t been cleaned off.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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This is another legacy of the ’80s comedy that percolated into our Gen X school lunchrooms, one that’s a lot less fun to remember.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Cafeteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cafeteria. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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