as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
the lady discreetly whispered that she would be ready after a moment in the cloakroom
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Recent Examples of cloakroom
The theater’s predominantly female actors and staff — including cloakroom attendants, cashiers, cleaners, and cafeteria workers — spend much of their time supporting Ukrainian soldiers, weaving camouflage nets in the theater before opening the doors to audiences at night.
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Illia Novikov, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
But after about 45 minutes of talks on the floor and in the GOP cloakroom, Norman and Self appeared before the rostrum and, standing by Johnson, changed their votes.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
In September 2021, the House Committee on Ethics fined Crenshaw $5,000 for bypassing the Capitol metal detectors before entering the chamber's Republican cloakroom.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
As members considered an earlier resolution to honor Chisholm before her death, Lee called her mentor from the House cloakroom and urged her to watch the proceedings on C-Span.
—Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Illia Novikov, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
But after about 45 minutes of talks on the floor and in the GOP cloakroom, Norman and Self appeared before the rostrum and, standing by Johnson, changed their votes.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
In September 2021, the House Committee on Ethics fined Crenshaw $5,000 for bypassing the Capitol metal detectors before entering the chamber's Republican cloakroom.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
As members considered an earlier resolution to honor Chisholm before her death, Lee called her mentor from the House cloakroom and urged her to watch the proceedings on C-Span.
—Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloakroom
Noun
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Hargitay jolts up, this time lugging the laptop into an en suite bathroom.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Use a gentle, non-abrasive cleaner on chrome fixtures like faucets and knobs in the bathroom since lemon juice reacts with the metal and causes corrosion and spotting over time.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
Noun
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But our guide in Nuremburg, Germany, was clearly peeved when some cruise passengers (including us) asked to use the restrooms at the start of a long trek through Nuremberg’s Imperial Castle grounds.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
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The project, which is expected to take about five years, includes restoring the Great Hall to its original appearance; expanding and relocating the café, shop and restrooms; and creating a space for public programming.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The group of inmates escaped by yanking open a faulty cell door, removing a toilet, crawling through a hole in the wall behind it and scaling a barbed wire fence in the early morning hours.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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The 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in the early morning hours of May 16 after climbing through a hole behind a toilet.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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“Cloakroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloakroom. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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