lunch counters

plural of lunch counter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch counters
Noun
  • The metric, which tracks results for stores open at least a year, does not include Chuy’s restaurants yet.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The plan included making basic maintenance and repairs to restaurants and improving technology — as well as 25 to 30 remodels a year.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For many of us, peanut butter is a nostalgic food, transporting us back to peanut butter sandwiches in school cafeterias and character lunchboxes on school buses.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In middle school cafeterias, high school hallways and across college campuses, Charlie Kirk's death spread phone to phone.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Lunch counters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counters. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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