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Recent Examples of commode
Cost overruns for cargo plane commodes have captured headlines before.
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Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Toilets and other objects for relieving oneself are also on display, including an ornate commode styled after a stacks of books, and porcelain portable chamber pots that resemble fancy gravy boats, but were in fact designed for women in the 18th century to relieve themselves in public.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Accessibility: Several rooms have roll-in showers with bars and fold-down seats, accessible commode, entry, and bathroom doors, commode bars, raised vanity sink for roll-in access, plus hearing and communication features.
—Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
While serving a 10-day sentence for drunk driving, Miller used a portable commode jailers brought to his cell.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024
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Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Toilets and other objects for relieving oneself are also on display, including an ornate commode styled after a stacks of books, and porcelain portable chamber pots that resemble fancy gravy boats, but were in fact designed for women in the 18th century to relieve themselves in public.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Accessibility: Several rooms have roll-in showers with bars and fold-down seats, accessible commode, entry, and bathroom doors, commode bars, raised vanity sink for roll-in access, plus hearing and communication features.
—Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
While serving a 10-day sentence for drunk driving, Miller used a portable commode jailers brought to his cell.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commode
Noun
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There are also umpteen toilets throughout the five floors, plus a prayer room on level one and a sensory room at the very top.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Football kickoffs and low-flow toilets: Trump wants to influence spheres of American life beyond the normal boundaries observed by presidents, Peter Baker writes.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The old lavatories were taken out soon after the Joneses settled in and the space is now a dark room.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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Forget the days of having to wait in line for a bathroom, your screen can indicate if a lavatory is available before having to stand in the aisle.—
Chris Dong,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2024
Noun
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On the first floor, there's a living room, bathroom, and kitchen with storage.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Visit Erin’s Scent Library, to find an impressive collection of candles and bathroom products (from hand soap to bath salts) in fragrance collections inspired by specific memories.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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Chiara de Rege’s recent client, a professional couple with a growing family, were charmed by a wall covering from the designer’s Maison C line, cladding a washroom in their former home with the pattern.—
Katherine Burns Olson,
Architectural Digest,
24 Jan. 2025
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Flora pushed herself into the nearest washroom, locked the door, and began to cry.—
Sheila Heti,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Bus tubs and an ice cooler were being stored in a staff restroom.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Feb. 2025
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Five minutes is not enough time for a normal person to use a crowded restroom.—
Mattison Nunez,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Freshly squeezed orange and mango juices, as well as French press coffee pots were regularly refreshed.—
Matt Dutile,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2025
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All that’s needed is a pot of boiling water kept at a steady 100 degrees C (212 degrees F), as well as a bowl filled with water kept at 30 degrees C (86 degrees F).—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Serious architectural salvage may be found at Ricca’s, two blocks over—a treasure trove of bird baths, bank lamps, and vintage door knockers.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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Photo : Full Package Media/Compass The primary bath.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In particular, the existence of a latrine within a large timber building suggests that the whole building once belonged to a high-status figure.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The biggest clue was the discovery in 2006 of a latrine within the remains of a large timber building.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Commode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commode. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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