as in bathrooms
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
we were directed to the toilets in the church basement
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as in clothes
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
the princess required at least a dozen maids to toilet her for formal occasions
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Recent Examples of toilets
Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
Visitors in search of flush toilets and wash basins can find them at the visitors center and the immigration station; they’re also reported at other building installations on the island.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Each cell had two toilets and two small tanks of water, for washing and drinking; each man was given a plastic cup and a quarter of a bar of soap.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Flushing toilets and gargantuan shower heads.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
The new restroom building will have a surf shack theme and several all-gender toilets, as well as outdoor lavatories and drinking fountains.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Using Commercial Cleaners While homemade cleaners can be used, commercial cleaners are just as effective for removing hard water stains from your toilets.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
The resort has incorporated eco-friendly practices, such as replacing single-use water bottles with aluminum in all guest rooms, installing multi-use bath amenity dispensers, and reducing water consumption with high-efficiency toilets and faucets.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Access for maintenance and waste removal costs are major barriers for land management agencies considering installing backcountry toilets.
—B. Derrick Taff, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
Four of the five campsites have flush toilets, hot showers, and camp attendants (from $40 per person, plus a $40 daily park entrance fee per person and a $15 daily vehicle entry fee).
—Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
Visitors in search of flush toilets and wash basins can find them at the visitors center and the immigration station; they’re also reported at other building installations on the island.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Each cell had two toilets and two small tanks of water, for washing and drinking; each man was given a plastic cup and a quarter of a bar of soap.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Flushing toilets and gargantuan shower heads.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
The new restroom building will have a surf shack theme and several all-gender toilets, as well as outdoor lavatories and drinking fountains.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Using Commercial Cleaners While homemade cleaners can be used, commercial cleaners are just as effective for removing hard water stains from your toilets.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
The resort has incorporated eco-friendly practices, such as replacing single-use water bottles with aluminum in all guest rooms, installing multi-use bath amenity dispensers, and reducing water consumption with high-efficiency toilets and faucets.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Access for maintenance and waste removal costs are major barriers for land management agencies considering installing backcountry toilets.
—B. Derrick Taff, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toilets
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The Nature of Things team also plans to have partnerships with local New York businesses to place the brand in key areas, such as bathrooms.—
Emma Sandler,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This single-story house offers a spacious layout with four bedrooms and two bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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By declining South Carolina's request, the justices left in place a lower-court order allowing one student to use boys' restrooms, while signaling no view on the broader legal issues.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The journey is comfortable, with reserved seats, onboard restrooms, and no worries about parking or crowded overlooks.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Rooker unsurprisingly embraces the lunacy of his character, who dresses in Native American drag and tastes bird poop to track his prey.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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White leather forms the majority of the upper and likewise dresses the midsole, while the outsole, lining and elephant take on the citrus color.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Toilets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toilets. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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