as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
could you tell me where the washroom is?
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Recent Examples of washroom
An in-law suite should include its own private bathroom, a washroom for a washer and dryer and a kitchen or kitchenette.
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Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
The standard time for Broadway intermissions ranges between 15 and 20 minutes, long enough to stretch your legs, maybe grab a snack, and hit the washroom.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Nov. 2025
Not 470, which had only been tweaked slightly — the ground floor, where the kitchen and washroom would have been, at some point became a separate apartment.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2025
Freud’s alone in his train compartment when a sudden jolt swings open the door to the adjoining washroom, revealing an elderly man in a dressing gown and traveling cap standing on the threshold.
—Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
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Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
The standard time for Broadway intermissions ranges between 15 and 20 minutes, long enough to stretch your legs, maybe grab a snack, and hit the washroom.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Nov. 2025
Not 470, which had only been tweaked slightly — the ground floor, where the kitchen and washroom would have been, at some point became a separate apartment.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2025
Freud’s alone in his train compartment when a sudden jolt swings open the door to the adjoining washroom, revealing an elderly man in a dressing gown and traveling cap standing on the threshold.
—Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for washroom
Noun
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Romantic, historic, and delightfully private, L’Hôtel would be the ultimate old-world hideaway if old-world applied to the aesthetics and not the mattress and bathroom accessories.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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The home has 4 bedrooms and 1 bathroom.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Accessibility The Noelle is an ADA-compliant hotel with additional thoughtful touches like a publicly accessible restroom, mobile check-in, and braille signage throughout the building.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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Lisa Thurber, a spokesperson for Johnson County, said the government is committed to ensuring that its restrooms and other multi-occupancy private facilities, including locker rooms and showers, conform to the new law.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cabinetry, bath mats, the sides of the toilet and the area behind the toilet are often overlooked in the bathroom.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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On Grout Grout can be challenging to clean, but don't go using toilet bowl cleaner to tackle it, Houser cautions.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Washroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washroom. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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