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Recent Examples of greasy spoon
Shep’s Grill is a favorite greasy spoon for breakfast with local art for sale and classic dishes like biscuits and gravy and French toast.
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Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
The greasy spoon diner that served the best burgers, goetta and vegetarian fare in town was established in 1946 by E.G. and Maynie Tucker, who abandoned the hills of Kentucky for the hills of Cincinnati looking for something a little bit better.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
The greasy spoon sat on the far end of the first floor of a massive brick building that had once been a cotton mill.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Ever popular for breakfast and lunch, Franklin Spa is a greasy spoon that has been a mainstay for decades.
—Christopher Bollen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2023
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Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
The greasy spoon diner that served the best burgers, goetta and vegetarian fare in town was established in 1946 by E.G. and Maynie Tucker, who abandoned the hills of Kentucky for the hills of Cincinnati looking for something a little bit better.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
The greasy spoon sat on the far end of the first floor of a massive brick building that had once been a cotton mill.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Ever popular for breakfast and lunch, Franklin Spa is a greasy spoon that has been a mainstay for decades.
—Christopher Bollen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greasy spoon
Noun
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The existing snack bar is being nearly doubled in size.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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As demolition is currently underway inside the Ranch Clubhouse as part of the RSF Association’s restaurant renovation project, the golf club is preparing to begin its own project in the coming months, a remodel of the course snack bar.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Founded in 1944 by Sammy Powell, the hash house was later owned by Khalid Farhoud, who passed it on in 1996.—
Kat Tran
Updated July 25,
Sacbee.com,
25 July 2025
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Tangier is more than just colonial patina and hash houses.—
Graham H. Cornwell,
Washington Post,
8 Apr. 2023
Noun
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In 1960, four college students staged a sit-in at Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Six months prior to his arrival in Greensboro, four Black students from North Carolina A&T refused to leave the whites-only Woolworth lunch counter, launching a sit-in movement that soon drew national attention.—
Gibbs Knotts,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Parents and council members gathered in a nearly empty high school cafeteria this week, reconvening for the first time since a college professor’s remarks about Black students disrupted a New York City school meeting and shook the community.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
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Prestige University, located in the central India city of Indore, features a stunning five-story building that contains seminar halls, an auditorium, a library, offices, and a cafeteria.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Feb. 2026
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In a city of Keens, Luger, Gallaghers, and Sparks, a new steak house trading on the grit and glory of a world gone by needs to bring more to the table than an originless filet mignon or a watery slab of prime rib.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Paramount+ show is shooting scenes at the upscale Del Frisco’s Double Eagle steak house at 812 Main St. West Eighth Street between Houston and Main streets will be closed through Thursday at 4 p.m. to accommodate production crew, according to Downtown Fort Worth Inc.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Greasy spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greasy%20spoon. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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