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She was born the same day 45 years after McNeil and three A&T classmates sparked the Civil Rights Movement with their lunch counter protest at an F.W. Woolworth in downtown Greensboro.
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Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
In the daytime, the cocktail bar is filled with light from floor-to-ceiling windows commanding a view of 5th Avenue and the historic Woolworth building, where, as a student, John Lewis led lunch counter sit-ins.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Johnson’s programs, by contrast, were meant to desegregate not just schools and lunch counters but government assistance itself.
—Idrees Kahloon, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Soon after, Lane formed a biracial committee led by Fowler and Lowry to negotiate integration at retail lunch counters.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
In the daytime, the cocktail bar is filled with light from floor-to-ceiling windows commanding a view of 5th Avenue and the historic Woolworth building, where, as a student, John Lewis led lunch counter sit-ins.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Johnson’s programs, by contrast, were meant to desegregate not just schools and lunch counters but government assistance itself.
—Idrees Kahloon, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Soon after, Lane formed a biracial committee led by Fowler and Lowry to negotiate integration at retail lunch counters.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch counter
Noun
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For more casual dining, visit the Chiringuitos snack bar, breakfast at Arbolea, or try the Cafetal café.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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All guests also get free breakfast in the morning, as well as access to a complimentary snack bar.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In some cases, these are white-collar contractors, but on the Capitol grounds, these are custodial and cafeteria workers.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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Like the face-to-face collaboration benefits lost at GISS, employees fear shutting down Goddard's cafeteria will be stifling.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The varied flavors of Tulum and the wider world are highlighted in the resort’s 11 restaurants and bars.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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Also, a fee exemption would be eliminated for seating that is open to the public, instead of reserved only for restaurant customers.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Beyond employment, Wilson Administration officials re-segregated bathrooms, lunchrooms, and workspaces in federal buildings that had been integrated since the end of the Civil War.—
Time,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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With an exception here and there, most of these guys started gambling as teens, playing lunchroom hold-em and NFL parlays for a buck or two a throw.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counter. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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