Thesaurus results for LUNCHROOM

lunchroom

noun

Definition of lunchroom

as in cafeteria

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Recent Examples of lunchroom 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 But fate placed them in the lunchroom of Queensborough Community College in 1985. — Andy Greene, VIBE.com, 9 Feb. 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

Instead of grabbing a seat near the stage for the night, they were whisked inside and have now been in the cafeteria food line for over 20 minutes, hoping for some $15 chicken tenders.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Noncertified employees – staff like bus drivers, cafeteria workers and teaching assistants – will get a 3% raise.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Definition of cafeteria

Noun

While the carryout Little Fish location in Echo Park transitions over the next few months to a more permanent space a block away, the only time and place to currently crunch into the sandwich is during lunch service at the new restaurant.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).

— Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of restaurant

Noun

Ibiza’s Sublimotion has similar haute ambitions, pairing 12 diners together in a room that will come alive with otherworldly projections and performers.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Customers include shoppers and diners from nearby Hartz Avenue or walkers, runners and cyclists stopping in from the popular Iron Horse Regional Trail.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of diner

Noun

Travel Abroad Chef Alfredo Nogueira and Ryan Iriarte opened Cafe Conmigo, a little lunch counter and coffee joint inspired by Cuba, in 2026.

— Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026
This 100-plus-year-old establishment started as a lunch counter and has since blossomed into a family-run restaurant that welcomes Miami society and a long list of celebrities as regular patrons.

— Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

Definition of lunch counter

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