as in snack bar
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Recent Examples of lunch counter
After spending 26 years at the iconic Miami Beach restaurant, which opened as a small lunch counter in 1913 and grew into one of Miami’s most famous culinary landmarks, Bienvenu hadn’t envisioned going anywhere else.
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Nash and the others would soon put Lawson's lessons into practice, organizing lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 10 June 2024
In Jim Crow Tampa, Black patrons could shop at retailers like Woolworth but were barred from grabbing a bite at lunch counters.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Ela, specializing in thali-style street food, and Mango, a breakfast-lunch counter, will sit side by side on Hibiscus Street.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Nash and the others would soon put Lawson's lessons into practice, organizing lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 10 June 2024
In Jim Crow Tampa, Black patrons could shop at retailers like Woolworth but were barred from grabbing a bite at lunch counters.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Ela, specializing in thali-style street food, and Mango, a breakfast-lunch counter, will sit side by side on Hibiscus Street.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch counter
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Another snack bar founder, RXBar’s Peter Rahal, has invested in X (formerly Twitter) and biodegradable packaging firm Cove through his family office, Litani Ventures.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
26 May 2025
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The amenities include luxury studio suites, exclusive meal options, 27-inch screens and a grab-and-go snack bar.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Next up, a request for carrot-raisin salad like the one that was served at Franke's cafeteria for Cindy Greene.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
27 May 2025
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Even now, northwest residents are demanding a sheriff’s substation and a cafeteria at Markham Elementary, a magnet school in the heart of the community.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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Now, many restaurants are largely empty during the day and at night.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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But Chef Akira Back's eponymous restaurant is the crown jewel of the resort's culinary program.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
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His Edward works wonders on Stewart’s Bella, who spends much of the first movie staring at him, lips apart, across the high school lunchroom and parking lot.—
Bruce Handy,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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First, this manager purposely walks the applicant down to the lunchroom to get a cup of whatever.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counter. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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