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
Park University students have also taken advantage of the meals the center provides,s especially during times like Thanksgiving Break when the university and the cafeteria services are closed down, said Alyssa Acuna, associate director of student engagement and inclusion at Park University.
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Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 20 July 2025
The provision explicitly excludes parts of a structure that are used for non-production activities, such as office space, administrative functions, employee cafeterias, parking garages, and other ancillary or support areas.
—Cindy McGhee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
In my school cafeteria, meals are often processed and lack the nutritional value students need.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
The next e-bike safety class is 1 p.m. on Aug. 6 in the Brea Olinda High cafeteria.
—Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 24 July 2025
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Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 20 July 2025
The provision explicitly excludes parts of a structure that are used for non-production activities, such as office space, administrative functions, employee cafeterias, parking garages, and other ancillary or support areas.
—Cindy McGhee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
In my school cafeteria, meals are often processed and lack the nutritional value students need.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
The next e-bike safety class is 1 p.m. on Aug. 6 in the Brea Olinda High cafeteria.
—Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cafeteria
Noun
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Set along the beach, the restaurant Parelia offers the best of Greek and Mediterranean cuisine with local seafood and meat dishes cooked over wood-fires.—
Adam Morganstern,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Food and drink concessionaires, professional caterers, event planners — any purveyor that’s not a restaurant, food truck, flea market stall or food hall vendor — are also excluded from the roundup.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Create a park cafe at the Belle Isle White House. Canals and trails.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Sacramento cafe closed due to unsafe food, lack of hot water Bella Bru Cafe, 4680 Natomas Blvd., Suite 100, in Sacramento, had 10 major food safety violations on Thursday, July 10.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Opened in 1962, the diner maintains that retro look and feel.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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As in years past, the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers are once again offering a contest for a chance for one diner to win two complimentary tickets to each dinner of the series.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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At Northview, for example, cellphones are not allowed during the school day and students are not allowed to use Chromebooks in the lunchroom.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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While serving as a dean of discipline in the Chicago Public Schools system, Brian Crowder approached a 15-year-old student in the lunchroom at a Little Village school and asked her for her SnapChat username, the woman, now an adult, testified yesterday.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 July 2025
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“Cafeteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cafeteria. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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