as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
he inquired as to whether there was a loo anywhere in the building
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Recent Examples of loo
While smaller, cheaper properties were rushing toward showers-only loos, luxury hotels splashed out on trophy bathrooms with deluxe showers and shapely, free-standing tubs in one space.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
More water, more trips to the loo.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Once safely sealed in a shadow box, the Broth Belt will be on hand for lookie-loos, as well.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
Studies show that extra time on the loo may increase your risk of hemorrhoids.
—Amanda Schupak, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
More water, more trips to the loo.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Once safely sealed in a shadow box, the Broth Belt will be on hand for lookie-loos, as well.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
Studies show that extra time on the loo may increase your risk of hemorrhoids.
—Amanda Schupak, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loo
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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The current offices can also serve as bedrooms, and bathroom access can be reconfigured as needed for children and grandchildren.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The council restored all recreation center hours, restored full Monday hours at 16 of the city’s 37 branch libraries and reversed plans to remove beach fire rings and close many public restrooms in beaches and parks.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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The Agate Beach State Recreation Site offers amenities such as restrooms, beach access and is a day-use park open year-round.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
17 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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“Loo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loo. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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