as in snack bar
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Recent Examples of greasy spoon
City Island Diner feels like being in a small hometown greasy spoon that could be anywhere from Ohio to upstate New York.
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Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
Run by ex-party girl Wendy, unhinged chef Milius, and odd busboy Willard, this Fresno greasy spoon must overcome unpaid bills and a once-in-a-lifetime volcanic eruption.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Residents of New Hampshire, where Presidential hopefuls often court diners at greasy spoons, have come to expect high-level politico drop-ins.
—Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
So far, Pilcher says Germans seem to love the state’s array of greasy spoons.
—Will Peischel, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2024
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Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
Run by ex-party girl Wendy, unhinged chef Milius, and odd busboy Willard, this Fresno greasy spoon must overcome unpaid bills and a once-in-a-lifetime volcanic eruption.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Residents of New Hampshire, where Presidential hopefuls often court diners at greasy spoons, have come to expect high-level politico drop-ins.
—Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
So far, Pilcher says Germans seem to love the state’s array of greasy spoons.
—Will Peischel, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greasy spoon
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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
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Tangier is more than just colonial patina and hash houses.—
Graham H. Cornwell,
Washington Post,
8 Apr. 2023
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Sensing her discomfort, Young offered her some memorably sage advice: ‘This is just another hash house on the road to success.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2020
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How The Controversy Started Last week, a report from Black Press USA suggested that the Greensboro lunch counter display — a centerpiece artifact from the Civil Rights Movement — would be removed from the National Museum of American History.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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The store with the old oak floor was so charming, the middle-aged writers who hung around the lunch counter ordering vegan BLTs were charming.—
Hayley Krischer,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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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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Comments Somewhere in Butcher & Still, the stylish steak house at the Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Al Maryah Island, a hidden elevator leads to the Hideaway, a secret room two levels below.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2025
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The steak house speaks its own language, no matter how much of the menu is retitled in French.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Greasy spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greasy%20spoon. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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