lunchroom

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Recent Examples of lunchroom The student — who’s allergic to nuts — was then taken to the lunchroom and left at a table that hadn’t been cleaned off. Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025 This is another legacy of the ’80s comedy that percolated into our Gen X school lunchrooms, one that’s a lot less fun to remember. James Poniewozik, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025 Eventually the school board took over the operation of the lunchroom. Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025 The new brick school included a lunchroom and kitchen, and the Mothers’ Club hired a woman to do the cooking. Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lunchroom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunchroom
Noun
  • Foxconn built actual campuses around the manufacturing facilities, with dorms, cafeterias, and even specialty convenience stores.
    Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Harrison was at the school on a Sunday preparing for the week while a church service was being held in the cafeteria, an affidavit said.
    Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • New Texas Roadhouse, Bubba's 33 restaurants opening in 17 states.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 7 June 2025
  • And in 2023, Spain had more restaurants on the World’s 50 Best list than any other country.
    Jon Yeomans, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Known for its sophisticated algorithm analyzing thousands of reviews, published professional evaluations, and guest feedback, La Liste is extending travel inspiration to global diners with this new ranking.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • Le created all of the recipes herself, cooks food in the restaurant and even serves dishes to diners.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • However, this June, that counter in Bakersfield is reopening, serving hot meals again, after renovations by husband-and-wife owners Emily and Sherod Waite, who have installed images of historical sit-ins above the luncheonette, as well as landmark pieces by artists of color from the 1930s to today.
    Katya Cengel, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
  • Take a culinary road trip with the chef who opened a luncheonette in a historic train caboose on the Pacific Coast Highway.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Ultimately, every kind of restaurant — from fine-dining institutions to neighborhood lunch counters — is forced to layoff staff and hope there will be a restaurant to reopen later.
    New York Times, New York Times, 7 May 2025
  • When its first lunch counter opened in New Albany, Indiana, around 1923, the F.W. Woolworth Company was already known for innovation.
    Katya Cengel, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025

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“Lunchroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunchroom. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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