as in bathrooms
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
the first house in town to have an indoor water closet
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Noun
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There are up to eight bedrooms along with nine bathrooms, seven wood-burning fireplaces, a private garden, and an elevator, among other amenities.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025 -
The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The policy also stated that individuals who transitioned could not stay at youth camps overnight and were only allowed to use single-occupancy restrooms within church grounds.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Barring gender transition procedures from military insurance coverage, barring transgender women from participating in service academies’ women sports programs and requiring everyone to use restrooms based on their reproductive system.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Place them generously along walls, under furniture, behind toilets, in closets, crawl spaces, garages, attics, and near vents and light fixtures.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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Small trailers carrying water tanks and portable toilets were brought into each compound, though some camps eventually received more adequate plumbing over the course of the detention operations.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Water closets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water%20closets. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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