Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodes
Noun
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Bathroom Aziz says Magic Erasers are great for cleaning both porcelain tile, bathtubs, sinks, and toilets.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Were crude, leering, blunt; low-dive, bump-and-grind, tits-and-ass toilets.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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The airline also provides eye masks, ear plugs and other items on request, as well as toothbrushes, shaving kits and moisturizers in the lavatories.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Simmer pots work best when the cold water is heated to a gentle simmer—never a rolling boil.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
15 Jan. 2026
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On board this ship were 10 tons of copper ingots, ceramic jars full of wine from Cyprus and oil from the Levant, glass beads, an Egyptian scarab of Queen Nefertiti of Egypt, and Aegean pots.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This two-story home offers a spacious layout with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Today, bathrooms are becoming spa-like retreats.—
Laura Fenton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When news of Maduro’s removal first spread on social media early that Saturday morning, many banged pots and pans in celebration.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Pots, pans, trays, and lots of utensils can be shoved onto oven shelves to free up counter and kitchen table space.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Overall, the cost of holding the parade has jumped from about $12,000 to almost $50,000, including signs, portable restrooms and permits.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The multimillion-dollar plan was sparked by the city’s request for proposals for restrooms that would eliminate the need to drill underground to be connected to the city’s sewer and water lines.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Victims were murdered with machetes, garden hoes, and clubs; their bodies were tossed into rivers, dumped in ditches, and hurled into wells and pit latrines.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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Periodically, otters will leave the water to congregate at latrines.—
Laura Baisas Aug 14,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This single-story home offers a spacious layout with four bedrooms and three baths.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Significant experiment The effort is part of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, a nonfictional experiment with detectors that will be immersed in huge baths of cryogenic liquid argon, which is going the opposite direction — down.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Commodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodes. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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