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Recent Examples of lunchroom
A lot of that takes place not (only) in a meeting but at the lunchroom table or at a Padres game or at the pickleball court or at the game room.
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Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
With an exception here and there, most of these guys started gambling as teens, playing lunchroom hold-em and NFL parlays for a buck or two a throw.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Margit and Bonnie drifted further into Pam’s orbit and decided not to speak to Catherine, which made the lunchroom newly problematic.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the worker described the mounting panic as agents surrounded the building and gathered up to 70 workers – many from Guatemala and Nicaragua – into the lunchroom, where the entire workforce was questioned.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
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Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
With an exception here and there, most of these guys started gambling as teens, playing lunchroom hold-em and NFL parlays for a buck or two a throw.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Margit and Bonnie drifted further into Pam’s orbit and decided not to speak to Catherine, which made the lunchroom newly problematic.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the worker described the mounting panic as agents surrounded the building and gathered up to 70 workers – many from Guatemala and Nicaragua – into the lunchroom, where the entire workforce was questioned.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunchroom
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Redding was then found inside the school cafeteria and was allegedly carrying a gun in his backpack, Sheriff Mina added.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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This dish not only takes me back to eating lunch with friends at my college cafeteria but was also a weekly side dish at my mom's dinner table.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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Over the years, Grains and Taps has expanded from selling local and worldwide beer selections to offering their own brews, opened a second location at Pine Tree Plaza and added a restaurant.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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The dish is especially appealing for diners who prefer savory grits over sweet grits.—
Alexa Stone
January 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Photos of diners fill nearly every inch of the shop, documenting years of regulars and first-time visitors alike.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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His parents ran a luncheonette and rooming house near factories whose immigrant workers came in to eat.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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This simple and straightforward luncheonette never tries to overcomplicate the diner experience, and that attitude carries through to the menu.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Nestled in the heart of the historic Five Points neighborhood, just up Lumpkin Street from Sanford Stadium, the family-run pharmacy and old-school lunch counter has been a community staple since its doors first opened in 1961—and it’s hardly changed in the decades since.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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From the basement lunch counter at J.L. Hudson’s to the city’s beloved Coney Island spots and the white-tablecloth elegance of the Caucus Club where a young Barbra Streisand once sang, these institutions reflect the many ways Detroiters gathered to eat, talk and celebrate.—
Elissa Robinson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Lunchroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunchroom. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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