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Recent Examples of lunch counter
Hundreds joined their peaceful resistance, compelling Woolworth to desegregate its lunch counter after six months of protest.
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Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Arriving on the historically Black campus in 1960 just months after students there launched sit-ins at a whites-only lunch counter, Jackson immersed himself in the blossoming Civil Rights Movement.
—Sophia Tareen, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Six months into the protests, Woolworth integrated the lunch counter.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 31 Jan. 2026
His view was that the factory worker filling out a basketball parlay card at a local lunch counter was in some sense complicit.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Arriving on the historically Black campus in 1960 just months after students there launched sit-ins at a whites-only lunch counter, Jackson immersed himself in the blossoming Civil Rights Movement.
—Sophia Tareen, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Six months into the protests, Woolworth integrated the lunch counter.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 31 Jan. 2026
His view was that the factory worker filling out a basketball parlay card at a local lunch counter was in some sense complicit.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch counter
Noun
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Before the swim club snack bar, there was his grandfather.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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On Lake Michigan's western shore, just above downtown Racine, North Beach features 50 acres of soft sand, complete with a playground, volleyball courts, and a snack bar.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The production company was specifically approved to use the school’s auditorium, locker rooms, gym, cafeteria, parking lots, front of the school and Room 101.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
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The sales pitch is effective, especially when Otone encounters one of the company’s 3,000 humanoid robots — a child — in the cafeteria.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
Noun
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One wonders if this is because his clientele skews a bit older than, say, Jean’s, a restaurant and club in downtown Manhattan that always seems crowded with glamorous women in their early twenties.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Matching the anything-goes vibe that flows through the resort, the breezy restaurant pavilion is merely a suggestion—ordering lunch or dinner to your private terrace, a candlelit table on the beach, or one of the dozen-or-so secret seating nooks scattered around the property is actively encouraged.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Dozens of people crowded onto a stage behind a curtain in the school’s lunchroom ahead of the surprise, including Brewer’s parents and son.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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One day, Dahlstrom made a vulgar joke in a lunchroom referencing oral sex and pubic hair, according to the employee.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counter. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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