as in restaurant
a place where people get food at a counter and carry it to a table for eating
The restaurant resembled a school cafeteria.
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Recent Examples of cafeteria
Steer clear of windows and avoid large open spaces like cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
The engrossing camerawork by cinematographer Kevin Stiller, who plunged eye-level to a battle inside a high school cafeteria, gave Dimension 20, well, dimension, according to Mulligan.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
The grades are expected to significantly improve next year, NFLPA said, since the team completed construction on a new cafeteria in December — after survey responses were collected.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Funding includes some support for school infrastructure, such as cafeterias, and paid staff.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
The engrossing camerawork by cinematographer Kevin Stiller, who plunged eye-level to a battle inside a high school cafeteria, gave Dimension 20, well, dimension, according to Mulligan.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
The grades are expected to significantly improve next year, NFLPA said, since the team completed construction on a new cafeteria in December — after survey responses were collected.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Funding includes some support for school infrastructure, such as cafeterias, and paid staff.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cafeteria
Noun
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The building will also have 22,000 square feet of ground floor retail and restaurant space.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2025
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Now known as Disney Springs, the area has an official official closing time of 11 p.m. Disney also has been reimagining the Boardwalk, a strip of shops and restaurants near Epcot.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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Starbucks is making a big bet on reestablishing its cafes as community coffeehouses to reverse a decline in foot traffic and sales.—
Kelly Tyko,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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Corgan’s Highland Park cafe Madame Zuzu’s tea shop will exclusively offer the LPs in an expansive 80-song box set featuring a 48-track Machina and an additional 32 bonus tracks of demos, outtakes, and live performances.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Friday afternoon, the parking lot normally filled by diners enjoying the early-bird dinners was vacant except for a string of full-sized American cars gliding through to inspect the darkened doors.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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The restaurant industry is already anticipating that the latest wave of tariffs will mean higher menu prices for diners.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Christina Wilkie,Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
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Inside classrooms, the district could reduce waste by increasing use of digital over paper materials and eliminating single-use plastics in the lunchroom.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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Musk appeared shortly behind him, deep in conversation with Senator Rick Scott of Florida, before disappearing into the lunchroom.—
Jess Bidgood,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Cafeteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cafeteria. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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