as in restrooms
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
the little girl announced loudly that she needed to go to the potty
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Recent Examples of potties
The lot currently offers port-a-potties with hand-washing stations; residents do not have access to running water.
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
And guests don’t have to use porta potties.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Outside the fence, porta-potties are towed from a squat, metal storage building past a dirt recycling plant.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
According to investigators, crews arrived to find two porta-potties on fire and a tree that was actively burning.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The porta-potties have a just-so different color.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
Beyond porta-potties, the company rents restroom trailers, hand-washing stations and temporary fencing for events, government agencies, and construction and other worksites, says its website.
—Marcus Dorsey, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2026
Bathrooms are upscale porta-potties, and there are a few shower trailers nearby.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026
At James Monroe Middle School, located in a remote part of California’s High Desert, posters commemorating teacher appreciation week were hung beside porta-potties.
—Maxwell Adler, Bloomberg, 18 Feb. 2026
Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
And guests don’t have to use porta potties.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Outside the fence, porta-potties are towed from a squat, metal storage building past a dirt recycling plant.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
According to investigators, crews arrived to find two porta-potties on fire and a tree that was actively burning.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The porta-potties have a just-so different color.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
Beyond porta-potties, the company rents restroom trailers, hand-washing stations and temporary fencing for events, government agencies, and construction and other worksites, says its website.
—Marcus Dorsey, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2026
Bathrooms are upscale porta-potties, and there are a few shower trailers nearby.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026
At James Monroe Middle School, located in a remote part of California’s High Desert, posters commemorating teacher appreciation week were hung beside porta-potties.
—Maxwell Adler, Bloomberg, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potties
Noun
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Banatao says the project will provide more classroom space, more areas for student projects, dedicated space for music and arts programs and additional restrooms in the kindergarten/TK area.—
Gqlshare,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Dec. 2025
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Regular restrooms to replace portable toilets and more showers are being added.—
Theresa Walker,
Oc Register,
27 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The condo features 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Renderings released by officials this week showed a reimagined Penn Station, which has long suffered complaints for its underground layout that lacks infrastructure like adequate seating and bathrooms.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Noun
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For toilets, Gagliardi recommends the Clorox Toilet Bowl Cleaner—Lime & Rust Destroyer.—
Better Homes & Gardens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2026
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The system, used on cruise ships, uses smaller pipes and vacuum suction to flush the toilets.—
Steve Walsh,
NPR,
4 June 2026
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“Potties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potties. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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