lunch counter

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Recent Examples of lunch counter Plans include reconstructing the lunch counter for a future exhibit, according to the Express-News. Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 The buildings' exterior materials will be replaced, while the flooring and wall finishes from the historic lunch counter will be protected, according to the Express-News. Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 The white businessmen of Birmingham did agree to some of King’s demands, including the desegregation of lunch counters. Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024 Back in February 1960 in Nashville, a group of mostly Black college students famously took seats at the lunch counter of Woolworth’s five-and-dime downtown to stage a nonviolent protest against segregation. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lunch counter 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch counter
Noun
  • The spacious snack bar offers traditional movie theater treats as well as street tacos, burritos and chorizo supreme pizza.
    Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Then comes the red car, now a snack bar with a fabulous vintage Faema espresso machine and a standing counter.
    Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • And while the cafeteria line is long gone, the burger comes unadorned on a buttered bun with cheese oozing at the edges.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Some of my favorite parts include the library and cafeteria scenes.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Veterans Day: On Veterans Day, many restaurants will offer discounts or free food to those who actively served and retired from the military and first responders.
    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
  • And yeah, the new restaurant is going to be a lot of fun.
    DeMarco Williams, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Similarly, the installation Cutting Board features an industrial lunchroom table, its wood surface crawling with a forest of red graphite tipped appendages, sandwiched between two mirror walls akin to a dance studio.
    Robert Alan Grand, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • That includes instructional staff, like teachers and special education classroom assistants to our lunchroom, security, custodial staff, and more.
    Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024

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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counter. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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