lunch counters

plural of lunch counter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch counters
Noun
  • Zarutska was stabbed in Charlotte’s South End, a neighborhood transformed into an area of high-end apartments, restaurants, shops and breweries — fueled by the 2007 debut of the light rail system.
    Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Other big stories ➤ Maricopa County health inspectors recently visited more than 1,430 restaurants across the Valley.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For many of us, peanut butter is a nostalgic food, transporting us back to peanut butter sandwiches in school cafeterias and character lunchboxes on school buses.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In middle school cafeterias, high school hallways and across college campuses, Charlie Kirk's death spread phone to phone.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Lunch counters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counters. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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