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Recent Examples of greasy spoon
Though you might be led to believe otherwise by the name, Health Camp is an old-school greasy spoon beloved by generations since 1949.
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Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024
History has shown than when people listen to my music, money tends to flow to bartenders, race tracks, late night greasy spoons, bail bondsman, go kart tracks, tractor pulls, football games, peep shows and several black market vices.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
This breakfast joint is your quintessential greasy spoon, with worn red leatherette chairs and a sign limiting cell phone use.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
Twenty-two years later, she’s worked hundreds more shifts — enough to take over one of Sacramento’s most storied greasy spoons.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
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Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024
History has shown than when people listen to my music, money tends to flow to bartenders, race tracks, late night greasy spoons, bail bondsman, go kart tracks, tractor pulls, football games, peep shows and several black market vices.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
This breakfast joint is your quintessential greasy spoon, with worn red leatherette chairs and a sign limiting cell phone use.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
Twenty-two years later, she’s worked hundreds more shifts — enough to take over one of Sacramento’s most storied greasy spoons.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greasy spoon
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At the park, most of our fellow riders congregated by the snack bars or rambled onto a nearby observation deck that jutted into the water.Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
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Multiple on-site dining options include a snack bar inside the water park, and the grownups can indulge in a little self-care at the fitness center and spa. 8.Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Tangier is more than just colonial patina and hash houses.Graham H. Cornwell, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023
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Sensing her discomfort, Young offered her some memorably sage advice: ‘This is just another hash house on the road to success.George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2020
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Lawson was an architect of Nashville's lunch counter sit-ins and helped launch a nationwide movement.Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 18 July 2024
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Most recently, Looby been defending many of the college students who sought to desegregate lunch counters in downtown Nashville by engaging in peaceful sit-ins.Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 19 Apr. 2024
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The district will use the design excellence grant to collect community feedback and begin planning TBD construction projects for the schools, which share a cafeteria and library, district spokesperson Leslie Wright told Axios.Alex Golden, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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Stein said Gabriel knows every employee associated with Oregon football — from the assistant equipment managers to the cafeteria workers to the security guards — by name.Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The Coal Shed is a serious steak house serving local beef cooked over live fire and seafood.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Full review » Fall Chicory Salad at Crane Club The sprawling, stately West Chelsea space that used to be Al Coro, and before that Del Posto, was recently reborn, yet again—this time, under the night-clubby aegis of the Tao Group, who’ve turned it into a steak house.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Greasy spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greasy%20spoon. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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