Thesaurus results for CAFETERIAS

cafeterias

noun

plural of cafeteria

as in restaurants

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 cafeterias There are prison cafeterias with a better atmosphere. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 May 2026 The free lunch programs run weekdays from June 8 to July 2 at the school cafeterias. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026 Unlike Nvidia, Google provides free breakfast, lunch, and dinner at cafeterias across its offices. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 1 July 2026 Steer clear of windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open areas such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026 Steer clear of windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open areas such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums. — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026 Steer clear of windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open areas such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums. — Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026 For decades the company supplied a substantial amount of the milk sold in school cafeterias around the state, and until 2001 operated an ice cream stand on Farmington Avenue in New Britain. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026 April’s closures also included multiple school cafeterias as well as supermarkets and corner stores, including Gardena Supermarket, which closed two separate times for the same citation. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

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Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Fort Worth for June 7th - June 20th, 2026.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
According to the release, the offer is only valid once per person at participating restaurants for Rewards members.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

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