as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
I wasn't feeling well and had to make a number of trips to the restroom
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Recent Examples of restroom
The program would also add more restrooms to public plazas since most of the city’s nearly 1,000 existing public restrooms are currently located within parks.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
For now, the outlet said that major occasions like state dinners are currently being hosted in large on the South Lawn, with outdoor restrooms installed so guests don't have to travel to and from the White House.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Accessibility The hotel itself is ADA-compliant, offering a selection of guest rooms and restrooms that are ADA accessible.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
In what is sure to be one of our long-term storylines for the season, a baby is left in the waiting room restroom.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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Right now, our list includes fabric storage bins, under-sink organizers, food storage bins, and other organizers for the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and other living spaces.—
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The bathroom, with its high moisture levels and frequent use of various products, is notorious for this unsightly buildup.—
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Use a disinfecting cleaner on all the doorknobs in every room, as well as handles for toilets and the kitchen faucet.—
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To add a bowel surgeon’s perspective, fermentation precedes the development of the first toilet (Mesopotamia) by some five thousand years.—
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“Restroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restroom. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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