as in restaurants
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 cafeterias
On top of all that, there were cuts and closures that affected a variety of NASA facilities, libraries, cafeterias, visitor centers, and more.
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Big Think, 11 Mar. 2026
Steer clear of windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open areas such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Steer clear of windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open areas such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
But for Randy Musterer, owner of Sushi Confidential restaurants in Campbell, Morgan Hill and San Jose, one of the main workforce challenges is competing with tech giants such as Google and Facebook, which are looking to poach his sushi chefs and catering staff for their campus cafeterias.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 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, 17 Feb. 2026
At a recent campus campaign stop, Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate James Fishback dropped some unusual verbiage while inveighing against junk food in school cafeterias.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Carbajal, 43, who works in the cafeterias at two Austin schools, received many other items on their list.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
Watching the shuffle being done on the grandest stage, with Madonna also getting in on it, was pretty cool after every kid was doing it in cafeterias, locker rooms and everywhere else.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Big Think, 11 Mar. 2026
Steer clear of windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open areas such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Steer clear of windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open areas such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
But for Randy Musterer, owner of Sushi Confidential restaurants in Campbell, Morgan Hill and San Jose, one of the main workforce challenges is competing with tech giants such as Google and Facebook, which are looking to poach his sushi chefs and catering staff for their campus cafeterias.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 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, 17 Feb. 2026
At a recent campus campaign stop, Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate James Fishback dropped some unusual verbiage while inveighing against junk food in school cafeterias.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Carbajal, 43, who works in the cafeterias at two Austin schools, received many other items on their list.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
Watching the shuffle being done on the grandest stage, with Madonna also getting in on it, was pretty cool after every kid was doing it in cafeterias, locker rooms and everywhere else.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cafeterias
restaurants
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There’s also the Downtown Mall, a walkable promenade lined with local boutiques, independent bookstores, and restaurants that encourage long afternoon hangs (the outdoor patio at Tilman’s is a local go-to, as is Smyrna just a few minutes walk away).—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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With the opening of Goodland Parkway, Provident’s focus is shifting to also adding shopping centers, restaurants and event venues to drive regional traffic, Yowell said.—
Neal Franklin,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Cafeterias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cafeterias. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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