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Recent Examples of greasy spoon
Though you might be led to believe otherwise by the name, Health Camp is an old-school greasy spoon beloved by generations since 1949.
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Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024
History has shown than when people listen to my music, money tends to flow to bartenders, race tracks, late night greasy spoons, bail bondsman, go kart tracks, tractor pulls, football games, peep shows and several black market vices.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
This breakfast joint is your quintessential greasy spoon, with worn red leatherette chairs and a sign limiting cell phone use.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
Twenty-two years later, she’s worked hundreds more shifts — enough to take over one of Sacramento’s most storied greasy spoons.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
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Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024
History has shown than when people listen to my music, money tends to flow to bartenders, race tracks, late night greasy spoons, bail bondsman, go kart tracks, tractor pulls, football games, peep shows and several black market vices.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
This breakfast joint is your quintessential greasy spoon, with worn red leatherette chairs and a sign limiting cell phone use.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
Twenty-two years later, she’s worked hundreds more shifts — enough to take over one of Sacramento’s most storied greasy spoons.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greasy spoon
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Irvine’s taken the program’s popularity and cooked up an epicurean empire that now includes restaurants, books, snack bars, a vodka and live appearances at food events such as the South Beach Seafood Festival (October 23 to 26).DeMarco Williams, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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The company and its scenic amphitheater — nestled on 4½ acres of East Bay Municipal Utility District property in the Orinda hills, with a picnic area and restaurant/snack bar — were popular mainstays of the summer outdoor theater season.Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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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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Stroll Bristol’s State Street, divided by the Virginia-Tennessee state line, and explore a vibrant tableau of storefronts, lunch counters, and restaurants.Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
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For example, activists participating in the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins during the U.S. civil rights movement had prepared themselves to endure any crackdown without retaliating.Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2013
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Building on a public open house over the summer, a final public input session is set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 in the cafeteria of Bates Elementary School, 7601 Bardstown Road.Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2024
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But as the cafeteria only provides a very small amount of mayonnaise, Sharon asked for more.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The former mining town includes a museum, LuLu's Bordello, livery stables, photo galleries, a coffee shop, a steak house, a saloon, a reptile exhibit and a mystery shack where objects seem to defy gravity.Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
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The town includes a museum, LuLu's Bordello, livery stables, photo galleries, a coffee shop, a steak house, a saloon, a reptile exhibit, and a mystery shack where objects seem to defy gravity.Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Greasy spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greasy%20spoon. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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