as in snack bar
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Recent Examples of greasy spoon
City Island Diner feels like being in a small hometown greasy spoon that could be anywhere from Ohio to upstate New York.
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Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
Run by ex-party girl Wendy, unhinged chef Milius, and odd busboy Willard, this Fresno greasy spoon must overcome unpaid bills and a once-in-a-lifetime volcanic eruption.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Residents of New Hampshire, where Presidential hopefuls often court diners at greasy spoons, have come to expect high-level politico drop-ins.
—Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
So far, Pilcher says Germans seem to love the state’s array of greasy spoons.
—Will Peischel, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2024
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Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
Run by ex-party girl Wendy, unhinged chef Milius, and odd busboy Willard, this Fresno greasy spoon must overcome unpaid bills and a once-in-a-lifetime volcanic eruption.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Residents of New Hampshire, where Presidential hopefuls often court diners at greasy spoons, have come to expect high-level politico drop-ins.
—Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
So far, Pilcher says Germans seem to love the state’s array of greasy spoons.
—Will Peischel, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greasy spoon
Noun
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Food and Drink With three full-service restaurants and bars, a grab-and-go coffee shop, and a poolside snack bar, in addition to The Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge, there were plenty of diverse dining options during our stay.—
Carole Dixon,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2025
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For quick tips on how to make healthy choices when shopping for snack bars, popcorn, nuts, pickles, and fruit snacks, check out the chart below.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Tangier is more than just colonial patina and hash houses.—
Graham H. Cornwell,
Washington Post,
8 Apr. 2023
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Sensing her discomfort, Young offered her some memorably sage advice: ‘This is just another hash house on the road to success.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2020
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The situation took off after reports surfaced last week suggesting the Greensboro lunch counter — a major symbol of the 1960 sit-ins — had been removed.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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Ultimately, every kind of restaurant — from fine-dining institutions to neighborhood lunch counters — is forced to layoff staff and hope there will be a restaurant to reopen later.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
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In addition, two local schools had their cafeterias temporarily closed: McCaffrey Middle School in Galt and Elverta Elementary School in Elverta.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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According to an affidavit filed in that case, several people were in the school’s cafeteria for a Sunday church service.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
15 June 2025
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New York has always been a steak-house town, even when steak houses weren’t cool.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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The newest in the chain is Felice Port Chester, located in what had been a vast 7,600 square foot warehouse dating to 1903, in recent years converted into a steak house, then a seafood restaurant.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Greasy spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greasy%20spoon. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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