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Recent Examples of luncheonette
Afterwards, a few of us walked to a small luncheonette where backups ate post-showtime.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2024
The site of Pete’s Candy Store, on Lorimer Street, was once a general store, a luncheonette and a gambling den.
—New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
For example, in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, individual Charlotte Russe cakes were a popular treat sold in bakeries, candy stores, and luncheonettes in some New York City neighborhoods.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
Because this is a luncheonette, there are milkshakes, made with ice cream from Adirondack Creamery (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, pistachio) and overflowing from tall soda-fountain-style glasses.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2024
The site of Pete’s Candy Store, on Lorimer Street, was once a general store, a luncheonette and a gambling den.
—New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
For example, in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, individual Charlotte Russe cakes were a popular treat sold in bakeries, candy stores, and luncheonettes in some New York City neighborhoods.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
Because this is a luncheonette, there are milkshakes, made with ice cream from Adirondack Creamery (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, pistachio) and overflowing from tall soda-fountain-style glasses.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luncheonette
Noun
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They are allowed to mix and mingle in nearby buildings and courtyards, and dine together in a cafeteria setting staffed by nuns.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Maintain a safe distance from windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open rooms like cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Target Sam's Club Aldi Publix Others, such as Walmart, Kroger, Trader Joe's, Food Lion, and Meijer, among others, will be open on April 20. Easter 2025: Which restaurants are open Easter Sunday?—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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With fewer local productions, L.A.’s entertainment workers are spending less at supermarkets, restaurants, dry cleaners and other businesses, said Monica Levinson, a member of Producers United, which met last week with the mayor’s team to seek additional support for the industry.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Vicky Barnes was the heartbeat of the diner who knew just about every customer who walked through the door.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2025
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The diner specializes in Creole and Cajun cuisine and serves just breakfast and lunch, with various egg scrambles, to-die-for biscuits and gravy, po’boys, burgers, and sandwiches on the menu.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2025
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The student — who’s allergic to nuts — was then taken to the lunchroom and left at a table that hadn’t been cleaned off.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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This is another legacy of the ’80s comedy that percolated into our Gen X school lunchrooms, one that’s a lot less fun to remember.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On an island renowned for its lobster, The Lobster Trap is an oceanfront eatery that serves the dish so well that in-the-know boaters sail all the way from Virgin Gorda just to savor it.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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Anaheim’s efforts to revitalize Beach Boulevard, once an overnight destination for travelers headed to the coast that has fallen from its past, will reach key milestones this year when construction starts on new affordable housing communities and eateries.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2025
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Many of the fruits and vegetables at Jones’ Westport restaurant are grown in her garden behind the cafe.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2025
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That homespun little interior Mexican food cafe in southwest Fort Worth is not so little anymore.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Before the Ryan Budget, there was the Tea Party, a movement that launched the careers of politicians like Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rand Paul (R-KY), who’ve argued that a wide range of laws from the ban on child labor to the prohibition on whites-only lunch counters are unconstitutional.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
21 Mar. 2025
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After spending 26 years at the iconic Miami Beach restaurant, which opened as a small lunch counter in 1913 and grew into one of Miami’s most famous culinary landmarks, Bienvenu hadn’t envisioned going anywhere else.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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Many had built-in restaurants, cocktail lounges, snack bars and soda fountains.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch also revealed that fingerprints taken from Mangione match prints on a water bottle and a Kind snack bar left near the shooting scene.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Luncheonette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luncheonette. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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