Thesaurus results for LUNCH COUNTER

lunch counter

noun

Definition of lunch counter

as in snack bar

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Recent Examples of lunch counter Neighbors Café, a breakfast and lunch counter spot, skews healthy with wellness drinks like a supershroom latte, fresh juices and smoothies, and overnight oats (there are also tasty pastries and breakfast sandwiches). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026 Frying is an art, perhaps plied nowhere with such efficiency and aplomb as at this lively lunch counter, where the very air seems to crackle and the scent of pork incites the blood. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 But the 1,900-square-foot lunch counter drew fewer sales than their popular Tropical Smokehouse on Delray Beach’s Atlantic Avenue, which prompted the shutdown, Lakow said. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026 Located at the very lunch counter where the Friendship 9 staged their transformative sit-in in 1961, Kounter invites guests to sit where history was made. — Jasmine Bourdeau-Stodghill, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lunch counter

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Noun

What was once a snack bar is now going to be potentially a brewery, hotel, and several restaurants.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
TerraCycle works with hundreds of brands to set up recycling programs for everyday household items like toothpaste, pet food, shampoo bottles, and snack bar wrappers.

— Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026

Definition of snack bar

Noun

This includes restaurants in Alpharetta, Buford, Dacula, Doraville, Duluth, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Marietta, Norcross, Roswell, Sandy Springs and Tucker.

— Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
The casino said all the people involved were employees of the restaurant and that no guests were involved.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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Essentially a better version of chocolate milk (that doesn’t have to stay refrigerated), Yoo-hoos are a lunchroom favorite.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Talking about lunchroom challenges at home helps your child handle peer pressure, feel more included, and stay true to themselves.

— Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 15 July 2026

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