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
After the initial awkwardness in the cafeteria, the Gaynors said, Kaspar and Carbona eventually came over and sat with them.
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Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Serve healthier food in the cafeteria & start physical education earlier in school.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
The impressive Art Deco cafeteria bar, black and white marble floors, and imposing plaster moldings have been lovingly restored, creating an ambiance that’s both nostalgic and contemporary.
—Jenn Rice, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
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.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Serve healthier food in the cafeteria & start physical education earlier in school.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
The impressive Art Deco cafeteria bar, black and white marble floors, and imposing plaster moldings have been lovingly restored, creating an ambiance that’s both nostalgic and contemporary.
—Jenn Rice, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
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.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cafeteria
Noun
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Because this is a restaurant in Miami Beach, a lot of attention is paid to cocktails, too.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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Here are five top hotel restaurants in Greater Palm Springs to visit for an extraordinary dining experience.—
Taryn White,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The cafe was cited by county health officials for moldy foods and improper food safety procedures.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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Jurors heard testimony about how the mob ran its underground gambling rooms out of nondescript spots, like an office building, a cafe and gelato shop.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 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
Noun
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The recommendation comes after the Feb. 20 brawl between a handful of students in the Dublin High lunchroom sent two students to the hospital.—
Kyle Martin,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The six episodes are packed with expositional scenes in which an experienced character walks a neophyte through a new environment, giving the lay of the cultural land as if talking about quadrants in a middle school lunchroom.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Cafeteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cafeteria. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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