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Sweeney stars as Penny Jo, a South Dakota diner waitress with an appealing smile, an ingratiating stammer, a scarf in her hair, and deep reserves of ruthless ambition.
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
The play, which will be directed by David Cromer (The Band’s Visit), follows a surprise and intense romance between a lonely waitress, played by Coon and a mysterious drifter, played by Namir Smallwood.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
One was our 18-year-old waitress, from nearby Gold Beach.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Sydney Sweeney plays a waitress named Penny Jo Poplin, who works at a diner, worships Dolly Parton, and dreams of running away to Nashville to become a country-music star, in Americana, an indie that premiered at SXSW in 2023 but is only reaching theaters this week.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
The play, which will be directed by David Cromer (The Band’s Visit), follows a surprise and intense romance between a lonely waitress, played by Coon and a mysterious drifter, played by Namir Smallwood.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
One was our 18-year-old waitress, from nearby Gold Beach.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Sydney Sweeney plays a waitress named Penny Jo Poplin, who works at a diner, worships Dolly Parton, and dreams of running away to Nashville to become a country-music star, in Americana, an indie that premiered at SXSW in 2023 but is only reaching theaters this week.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waitress
bartender
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When the district eventualy rehired another facilities manager to replace the employee who died, the suit says the facilities manager — described in the court filing as a former bartender who was white — was believed to be a friend of one of the district’s vice presidents.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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Then in 2011, at a bar in Brooklyn called Dram, bartender Jeremy Oertel takes it a couple steps further.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Waitress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waitress. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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