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Recent Examples of waitress
The 20-year-old -- whom friends and family described as a kind and hardworking waitress at a Friendly's restaurant in Chicopee, Massachusetts -- was found brutally murdered in her own home.
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Mason Leath, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2026
Supposedly, their tradition started in 1977 when a waitress pinned her tip for good luck, and rumor has it today there’s more than a million dollars on the walls—and that it’s taxed every year.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
Also last November, another jury said Rafael Andres should be sent back to Florida’s Death Row for beating, stabbing and strangling a La Carreta waitress with a rice-cooker cord in 2005.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
Many of them are hoping to be the next Sophie Rain, a 23-year-old former waitress from Florida who has already made $82 million on the platform.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
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Mason Leath, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2026
Supposedly, their tradition started in 1977 when a waitress pinned her tip for good luck, and rumor has it today there’s more than a million dollars on the walls—and that it’s taxed every year.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
Also last November, another jury said Rafael Andres should be sent back to Florida’s Death Row for beating, stabbing and strangling a La Carreta waitress with a rice-cooker cord in 2005.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
Many of them are hoping to be the next Sophie Rain, a 23-year-old former waitress from Florida who has already made $82 million on the platform.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waitress
Noun
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Another key character in the larger Game Changers lore is Kyle Swift, who was briefly introduced in the first season as a bartender at Kingfisher.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Feb. 2026
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Watkinson credits local bartender Steve Foster for helping popularize the Flatliner.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The waiters are knowledgeable and make excellent recommendations.—
Harriet Compston,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Through high school and college, the CEO worked as a waiter and in food service.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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After leaving school in 1954, Von Däniken worked as a waiter and barkeeper for several years, during which he was repeatedly accused of fraud and served a couple of short stints in prison.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Florentine entrepreneur Francesco Datini was the son of a barkeep.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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There were only two—the barman who doubled as a grill man looked up at the sound, and an older man turned around from his perch at the bar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Nov. 2025
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The menu is centered around tataki, sashimi, yakitori, and artisanal cocktails created by barman and co-owner Julien Vézina, who masterfully blends Japanese and Quebec flavors and spirits.—
Pamela MacNaughtan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Waitress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waitress. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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