lunchroom
noun
lunch·room
ˈlənch-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
1
2
: a room (as in a school) where lunches supplied on the premises or brought from home may be eaten
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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.
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Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
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
Parents say school nurses or administrative staff should remotely monitor CGM apps, making sure someone is paying attention even when a student is outside the classroom — such as at recess, in a noisy lunchroom, or on a field trip.
—Kff Health News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Everybody walks on out and sits down in the lunchroom.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
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
Parents say school nurses or administrative staff should remotely monitor CGM apps, making sure someone is paying attention even when a student is outside the classroom — such as at recess, in a noisy lunchroom, or on a field trip.
—Kff Health News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Everybody walks on out and sits down in the lunchroom.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
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lunchroom
noun
lunch·room
ˈlənch-ˌrüm
-ˌru̇m
1
2
: a room (as in a school) where lunches may be eaten
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