as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
I wasn't feeling well and had to make a number of trips to the restroom
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Recent Examples of restroom
After a 2016 company statement supporting transgender employees and customers using whichever restroom or fitting room matched their gender identity, some customers threatened a boycott, and the company made more single-occupancy bathrooms available.
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2025
Guests may use the restroom or connect to Wi-Fi before buying something, Starbucks has said.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Two other roaches didn’t survive the employee restroom.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
In addition, Starbucks isn’t letting anyone hang out or use its restrooms without making a purchase.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2025
Guests may use the restroom or connect to Wi-Fi before buying something, Starbucks has said.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Two other roaches didn’t survive the employee restroom.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
In addition, Starbucks isn’t letting anyone hang out or use its restrooms without making a purchase.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Restroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restroom. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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