as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
I wasn't feeling well and had to make a number of trips to the restroom
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Recent Examples of restroom
At one point, Max gets up to go to the restroom, and all those viewers just sit and watch as Gates writes out a quick eight bars on a piece of technology that predates many of them.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
Seiders was taken into custody by deputies on April 9 shortly after 5 p.m. following a second incident in which he is alleged to have entered a Chick-fil-A restroom when juveniles were inside.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Struggling to find a restroom at some National Park Service sites?You’re not alone.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Late at night, the action moves to the louche Rose Bar where a dazzling mirrored corridor leads to the restrooms, bouncing your reflection back from every surface.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
Seiders was taken into custody by deputies on April 9 shortly after 5 p.m. following a second incident in which he is alleged to have entered a Chick-fil-A restroom when juveniles were inside.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Struggling to find a restroom at some National Park Service sites?You’re not alone.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Late at night, the action moves to the louche Rose Bar where a dazzling mirrored corridor leads to the restrooms, bouncing your reflection back from every surface.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restroom
Noun
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This parsley and rosemary scent is suitable across all rooms and occasions—bathroom, kitchen, even body.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 2025
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The pumping location cannot be a bathroom, and it must be shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And each time, a different one made it into the toilet.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Although the bathrooms are divided by gender — and marked with Basquiat-style dinosaur imagery — on the nights when Simon Says takes over the Spotlight, those designations are ignored, and the toilets become unisex.—
Jessie Schiewe,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Restroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restroom. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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