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
Their locker room received a C-minus, while their training room got a C and the food/cafeteria a B-minus.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2024
An 8-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero after saving the life of his choking friend in the elementary school cafeteria.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
The group petitioned the US Department of Agriculture to remove the meals from school cafeterias.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
The food The seven dining rooms and cafeterias (plus three more at Christmas time) served an average of 10,000 meals a day — not counting the 6,000 meals a day served in the employee cafeteria on the 14th floor.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2024
An 8-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero after saving the life of his choking friend in the elementary school cafeteria.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
The group petitioned the US Department of Agriculture to remove the meals from school cafeterias.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
The food The seven dining rooms and cafeterias (plus three more at Christmas time) served an average of 10,000 meals a day — not counting the 6,000 meals a day served in the employee cafeteria on the 14th floor.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cafeteria
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Dinner at a restaurant and location chosen by Sponsor in New York, NY.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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And in May, Mars Petcare and TripAdvisor partnered to highlight tourist attractions, restaurants and hotels that are dog-friendly.Issy Ronald, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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Mimicking an actual mountain course, it is formed from two slopes connected in an L Shape with a cafe in a wooden cabin perched high up between them.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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More big stories The new year ushered in new laws in California that affect cannabis cafes, artificial intelligence and parking.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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During dinner hours, diners are seated with menus and order from their tables.Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Next Evolution of Cantonese Food: A wave of new restaurants are challenging diners to go beyond sesame chicken and crab Rangoon.Luke Fortney, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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But the bills were still high for Polk, who works as a school bus and lunchroom monitor.Martha Bebinger, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
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Mobiles hanging from the ceiling of an employee lunchroom to build awareness of values.Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Cafeteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cafeteria. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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