lunchrooms

noun

plural of lunchroom
as in cafeterias

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  1. cafeterias
  2. restaurants
  3. diners
  4. eateries
Noun
  • Free breakfast and lunch for everyone wasn't always standard in school cafeterias, but families became used to the benefit during the pandemic, when federal rules temporarily changed.
    — Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Recordings take place in school hallways, cafeterias, and classrooms, and feature interactions with other students as well as with staff and faculty.
    — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of cafeterias
Noun
  • Only accessible by bus or car, the neighborhood itself is walkable and features a handful of other seaside restaurants, cafés and grocers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Pedestrians would walk through to visit restaurants and shops in the old courthouse, and apartment residents would enter from the same area.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of restaurants
Noun
  • This is even more true at Rumari Counter, a new experience with comfy stools for up to 10 diners per night who get the pleasure of eating a prix-fixe meal that will never be prepared again (the counter menu changes nightly).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • His growing business has drawn diners such as TV producer Phil Rosenthal and celebrity chef Roy Choi.
    — Heather Platt, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of diners
Noun
  • Additionally, eight eateries received citations for health food violations including brown and pink residue, several dead flies on the floor and grease build up was found on filters above the cook line.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Welcome to this week’s Sick and Shut Down List, with eateries from Miami-Dade to Palm Beach, from the inner city to the mall food court to a country club.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of eateries
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