Thesaurus results for LUNCHROOM

lunchroom

noun

Definition of lunchroom

as in cafeteria

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Recent Examples of lunchroom 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 By then, Debby Orcutt is out the door, helping her grandchildren get to school on time or heading to her latest part-time job wiping down lunchroom tables at a nearby high school. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 31 May 2026 At one point, Tech returned to old-school hip-hop fundamentals, beatboxing and using his chest as percussion while rapping, echoing lunchroom cypher traditions. — Kansas City Star, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for lunchroom

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Noun

Other people allegedly taken into custody were never seen alive again, including palace cafeteria employees and Irma Franco, an M-19 guerrilla captured during the operation.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Students who normally walk through the affected area were allowed to wait inside the cafeteria until conditions improved.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of cafeteria

Noun

Throughout the episode, Luke texts Joy words of encouragement and romantically announces that a plate of vegetables at a restaurant reminded him of her.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
The main restaurant uses 70 percent local suppliers, and the hotel’s water supply is harnessed from rainwater tanks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of restaurant

Noun

Although the menu will have similar influences to the flagship restaurant’s, mall diners will find a heavier focus on sandwiches and fresh juices, Mashal said.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2026
In Des Moines, diners can find the steak de Burgo at just about every steakhouse or classic Italian restaurant, each serving its own version.

— Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of diner

Noun

Americans' tastes also expanded beyond the traditional luncheonette menu.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Several symbolic scenes, similarly unfolding in sinuous long takes—a ritualistic repetition of local habits at the junk yard, a formal dance of non-seduction at a luncheonette with a jukebox—lay bare the town’s ingrained and unyielding mores.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of luncheonette

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