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Recent Examples of commode
This budget-friendly Nova Medical Products folding commode is simple to assemble, store and clean between uses and features a weight capacity of up to 300 pounds.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Thompson suggests a half-wall between the sink and commode that can be removed to make way for a wheelchair.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule does have a commode designed for use in microgravity, but astronauts also sometimes wear special undergarments.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
The Associated Press reported this week that a second man, Michael Jones, has been convicted for his role in the burglary of the 215-pound gilded commode, which authorities have yet to recover.
Jones, 39, was found guilty of burglary in the Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday, according to the AP.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Thompson suggests a half-wall between the sink and commode that can be removed to make way for a wheelchair.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule does have a commode designed for use in microgravity, but astronauts also sometimes wear special undergarments.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
The Associated Press reported this week that a second man, Michael Jones, has been convicted for his role in the burglary of the 215-pound gilded commode, which authorities have yet to recover.
Jones, 39, was found guilty of burglary in the Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday, according to the AP.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commode
Noun
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The half bathroom is on the opposite side of the house and is compact but has a toilet and sink.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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Small trailers carrying water tanks and portable toilets were brought into each compound, though some camps eventually received more adequate plumbing over the course of the detention operations.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At the other end of the cultural spectrum, Bal Thackeray, cartoonist and founder of the Shiv Sena, the Hindu militant organization in Mumbai, received Michael Jackson at his home in 1996 and boasted afterward that the pop star had used and then autographed his lavatory.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The new restroom building will have a surf shack theme and several all-gender toilets, as well as outdoor lavatories and drinking fountains.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Generic 3-Bedroom Prefab Tiny Home The tiny home is fully customizable, but the layout my teens like has three bedrooms, each fitting a full- to queen-sized bed, a living room, a full kitchen, and one bathroom with a stunning marble-like shower.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Residents in rural Lapel are seeing brown water pouring from their kitchen and bathroom taps.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Freud’s alone in his train compartment when a sudden jolt swings open the door to the adjoining washroom, revealing an elderly man in a dressing gown and traveling cap standing on the threshold.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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The men’s washroom has a toilet and a urinal on one wall with a sink between them.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
Noun
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At some park locations that collect fees, the memo stipulates that basic services can be provided such as those that maintain restrooms, collect trash and road maintenance.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Parks with accessible areas that collect fees under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act are to use balances from those fees to continue providing basic visitor services, such as restroom maintenance and trash collection.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An employee was observed washing a large stock pot and skipping the sanitation step.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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To prepare the pasta, add 2 teaspoons of salt to a large pot of water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to the Tate collection in the UK, artist Elizabeth Siddal posed for Millais over a four month period in a bath full of water kept warm by lamps underneath.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Downstairs, both bedrooms open onto a winter garden, with the primary suite featuring a polished en suite bath and generous storage.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Particularly the busy latrine of a North American river otter (Lontra canadensis).—
Laura Baisas Aug 14,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
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The latrine pits, which stored waste, leaked untreated feces and wastewater into drains, eventually contaminating a nearby pond.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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“Commode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commode. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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