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
In the cafeteria pit area, a girl in a dark-blue head scarf with little sequins on the forehead explained to a visitor how the wheels, set at an angle, enable the robots to go both straight and sideways.
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Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Long before 17-year-old Solomon Henderson walked into his school cafeteria with a gun, authorities in Tennessee were alerted to his threatening and violent behavior.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 8 Feb. 2025
The project stocks salad bars in district schools’ cafeterias with local produce including from Burbank Urban Garden and provides hands-on nutrition education programs across SCUSD.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
The student gunman, identified by police as 17-year-old Solomon Henderson, carried out the shooting in the school’s cafeteria before dying by suicide.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Long before 17-year-old Solomon Henderson walked into his school cafeteria with a gun, authorities in Tennessee were alerted to his threatening and violent behavior.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 8 Feb. 2025
The project stocks salad bars in district schools’ cafeterias with local produce including from Burbank Urban Garden and provides hands-on nutrition education programs across SCUSD.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
The student gunman, identified by police as 17-year-old Solomon Henderson, carried out the shooting in the school’s cafeteria before dying by suicide.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cafeteria
Noun
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The auction, which features contents from 24 locations, has seen bid prices ranging from $500 to over $6,000 per restaurant.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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The pup was first spotted outside a seafood restaurant on Saturday after reportedly wandering up from the beach.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Most notably are the cat cafes springing up around the country—there are reportedly 200 of these businesses located in the United States alone.—
Jackie (Ott) Jaakola,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Factors like longer-stay visas, reliable Wi-Fi, a fantastic cafe scene, and an array of cultural attractions and experiences are at the top of our checklist when deciding where to spend time.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some diners order a barbacoa plate and assemble their own meal, while others prefer to have the tender meat packed into tacos by El Milagrito’s seasoned cooks.—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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Herb, according to a news release, presented the sandwich as a to-go of the diner classic Eggs Benedict to Ray Kroc, the businessman who transformed McDonald's into what folks know it as today.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Parents say school nurses or administrative staff should remotely monitor CGM apps, making sure someone is paying attention even when a student is outside the classroom — such as at recess, in a noisy lunchroom, or on a field trip.—
Kff Health News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Everybody walks on out and sits down in the lunchroom.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Cafeteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cafeteria. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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