Thesaurus results for LUNCHROOM

lunchroom

noun

Definition of lunchroom

as in cafeteria

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Recent Examples of lunchroom Dozens of people crowded onto a stage behind a curtain in the school’s lunchroom ahead of the surprise, including Brewer’s parents and son. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 One day, Dahlstrom made a vulgar joke in a lunchroom referencing oral sex and pubic hair, according to the employee. — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026 In the lunchroom on Tuesday, other third-graders swarmed Aura for autographs. — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026 Angelo Mastrodicasa opened Angelo's Civita Farnese 101 years ago on Federal Hill as a lunchroom frequented by men who immigrated from Italy. — The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lunchroom

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Noun

But the dichotomy of experiences in one cafeteria is not lost on her.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Seamless flow from the players’ underground parking garage to the locker room, weight room, cafeteria and practice fields?

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of cafeteria

Noun

After health officials traced the outbreak to lettuce from Taylor Farms’ central Mexico location, the company missed a federal deadline to recall lettuce that had been distributed to stores and restaurants, Bloomberg News reported.

— Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
However, the bar and restaurant serves its cheesesteaks differently than most places in the Delaware Valley.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of restaurant

Noun

Some diners noticed that the knives had other uses — picking teeth, for example, and settling arguments.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
These chains are capturing market share from longtime value stalwarts, while traditional fast-food diners are increasingly declining to eat out at all.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of diner

Noun

Maine’s oldest and smallest luncheonette, the Palace Diner—at only 15 stools—is arguably also its hardest walk-in.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
While Fuller’s may now be surrounded by breweries and art galleries, the old-school luncheonette holds strong.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of luncheonette

Noun

Seth & Manni's pop-up lunch counter served sandwiches like pulled pork with a side of pickles.

— Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
In 1960, a Woolworth’s store in Greensboro, North Carolina, that had been the scene of nearly six months of sit-in protests against its whites-only lunch counter, dropped its segregation policy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026

Definition of lunch counter

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