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Recent Examples of lunchroom
First, this manager purposely walks the applicant down to the lunchroom to get a cup of whatever.
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Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
The new brick school included a lunchroom and kitchen, and the Mothers’ Club hired a woman to do the cooking.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025
Keep smartphones out of classrooms and hallways and lunchrooms and gyms so that more kids grow into healthy, happy, balanced and well-educated young people.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
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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Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
The new brick school included a lunchroom and kitchen, and the Mothers’ Club hired a woman to do the cooking.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025
Keep smartphones out of classrooms and hallways and lunchrooms and gyms so that more kids grow into healthy, happy, balanced and well-educated young people.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunchroom
Noun
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In my school cafeteria, meals are often processed and lack the nutritional value students need.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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Sitting in the packed and tense cafeteria at George Westinghouse College Prep School in Humboldt Park, Marquis Griffin did not envision himself having to be at the school on a Tuesday night in July, his children in tow and anxious to run around.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
Noun
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While the restaurant doesn’t open until 11 a.m., the little counter of treats opens at 8 a.m. Monday and Wednesday through Sunday.—
Amanda Hancock,
The Courier-Journal,
26 July 2025
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The two-story restaurant can seat about 250 guests and has two 66-foot LED megascreens to show movies and special features.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Vegetarian diners will find lush Mediterranean richness in wood-oven roasted eggplant spiced with tomato harissa, feta and crunchy chickpeas, served with homemade pita.—
Constance Ogle,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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This neighborhood diner closes at 2:30 p.m. daily, so plan accordingly.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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However, this June, that counter in Bakersfield is reopening, serving hot meals again, after renovations by husband-and-wife owners Emily and Sherod Waite, who have installed images of historical sit-ins above the luncheonette, as well as landmark pieces by artists of color from the 1930s to today.—
Katya Cengel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2025
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Take a culinary road trip with the chef who opened a luncheonette in a historic train caboose on the Pacific Coast Highway.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Their idea: If a white person of influence took a Black person to a segregated lunch counter, the restaurant would not want to say no to the white person.—
Damenica Ellis
July 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 July 2025
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As a public institution, the lunch counter, devoid of tricky reservations and élite tables, represents a certain idea of equality.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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“Lunchroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunchroom. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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