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
Though American schools have been required to serve skim and low-fat milk since 2012, several federal bills have been introduced to return whole milk to school cafeteria offerings.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
Inside, a queue of solemn, weary visitors moved slowly down a long hallway toward the cafeteria.
—Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025
In addition to the homemade brews, four espresso samples were collected at three cafeterias and one laboratory workplace coffee machine.
—New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2025
Players routinely leave their cell phones at their lockers to charge between trips to the field, the restroom, the gym, or the cafeteria.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Garone, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
Inside, a queue of solemn, weary visitors moved slowly down a long hallway toward the cafeteria.
—Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025
In addition to the homemade brews, four espresso samples were collected at three cafeterias and one laboratory workplace coffee machine.
—New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2025
Players routinely leave their cell phones at their lockers to charge between trips to the field, the restroom, the gym, or the cafeteria.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cafeteria
Noun
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Especially in the restaurant’s early weeks, Cooper was regularly in the kitchen, working the grill with vigor, occasionally breaking to pose for selfies.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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According to the agency, two of the Teslas were parked next to each other near a restaurant, while the third was on the west side of the parking lot.—
Michael Moore Jr.,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the trendy neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, cafes and clothing stores bustled as usual.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The sisters are opening Peek-a-Brew this spring, a modern play café, located at 118 Main St. in Old Saybrook, which will combine a sit-down bistro-style cafe with an area for children to play.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Drivas grew up eating cheeseburgers and onion rings at a diner her father ran for 35 years.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The owners are having a skatepark company pour a pool coping that’ll serve as its bar counter and pool surfacing for its floor, which will flow out onto the patio and give diners the feeling of sitting in a giant skate bowl.—
Candice Woo,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The student — who’s allergic to nuts — was then taken to the lunchroom and left at a table that hadn’t been cleaned off.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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This is another legacy of the ’80s comedy that percolated into our Gen X school lunchrooms, one that’s a lot less fun to remember.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Cafeteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cafeteria. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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