as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
could you tell me where the washroom is?
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Recent Examples of washroom
Flora pushed herself into the nearest washroom, locked the door, and began to cry.
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Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
Murnau’s titular character is a hotel doorman whose entire sense of self collapses upon his demotion to washroom attendant.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
The home accommodates a bedroom, bathroom, living room, dining room, kitchen and washroom.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
Filmed in the boiling summer season in the Philippines, the team also shot in heavily forested areas in Luzon, which made access for logistics, equipment, electricity and washrooms also very difficult.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024
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Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
Murnau’s titular character is a hotel doorman whose entire sense of self collapses upon his demotion to washroom attendant.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
The home accommodates a bedroom, bathroom, living room, dining room, kitchen and washroom.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
Filmed in the boiling summer season in the Philippines, the team also shot in heavily forested areas in Luzon, which made access for logistics, equipment, electricity and washrooms also very difficult.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for washroom
Noun
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In fact, read any news report of a flight diversion, and chances are there's a thoughtless passenger behind it – someone who didn't want to share the overhead bin space, insisted on jamming their seat all the way back, or didn't want to wait to use the bathroom.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Locate bathrooms: When out together, help identify nearby restroom locations to reduce anxiety. Offer practical help: During flares, offer to help with errands, meal preparation, or transportation to appointments.—
Robert Burakoff,
Health,
4 Apr. 2025
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That’s something simple that companies can adjust, by investing in and consistently stocking free menstrual products in restrooms (especially for those unpredictable perimenopause periods), Wilson said.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
28 Mar. 2025
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All county shelters and housing programs must now follow the same policy, which includes specific regulations regarding restrooms, graffiti removal and crime prevention.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Burns Paiute Tribe has been providing meals and cases of water to impacted members, and set up portable toilets and showers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Inspectors unsuccessfully tried to flush an employee restroom toilet four times, which led to a suspension of the shop’s permit.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Washroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washroom. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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