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 The country buffet is a very specific genre of restaurant, with origins in the cafeterias and meat-and-threes of the South. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026 Free breakfast and lunch for everyone wasn't always standard in school cafeterias, but families became used to the benefit during the pandemic, when federal rules temporarily changed. — Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Recordings take place in school hallways, cafeterias, and classrooms, and feature interactions with other students as well as with staff and faculty. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026 Aramark — The operator of cafeterias, hospital kitchens and sports stadium food stands climbed 9%. — Fred Imbert,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 Soundcore Earbuds Deals Soundcore’s Space A40 earbuds give exceptional value for campus life, featuring adaptive noise cancellation that automatically adjusts to block up to 98% of ambient noise in libraries or cafeterias. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Students will be required to bring a business suit and shoes to campus for business-like meetings and cannot dress unprofessionally in the classrooms or cafeterias. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Steer clear of windows and avoid large open spaces like cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026 Unlike Nvidia, Google provides free breakfast, lunch, and dinner at cafeterias across its offices. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 1 July 2026

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restaurants

Noun

Historic Printers Alley is chock full of restaurants, bars and music venues.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
As PepsiCo sought greater control over KFC’s franchised restaurants, disputes with operators emerged over franchise agreements and management policies.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

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