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washroom

[wosh-room, -room, wawsh-] / ˈwɒʃˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈwɔʃ- /










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McKay climbed the back fence and tried to squeeze through an 8-by-12-inch doggie door that led to a back washroom.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

His brother told BBC Hindi that Shazan had taken refuge in a washroom to escape the smoke but was unable to get out.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Though maybe not: Many of those girls smoked in the washroom and had very thin plucked eyebrows and Fire and Ice lipstick, and I found them scary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

Also worth noting: Rose added a toilet and a small cloakroom basin by Thomas Crapper & Co. to add a bit of whimsy to the washroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025

Also it smells bad: at least one washroom toilet is out of order, and people fart more on planes, as my brother has had occasion to observe before, having taken a lot of plane trips.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

The issue made headlines earlier this week, when a diabetic patient with incontinence issues said he ended up soiling himself at a Bryan Adams concert due to unavailability of washrooms at the venue.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024

Some have complained of a lack of food, water, shelter and washrooms at the crossings.

From Reuters ● May 1, 2023

But unlike other staffers, she chose to stay in a spacious, multiroom suite with two washrooms and a panoramic view of the city.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

Could we ever need more insight than we do now about how to dry our hands in washrooms while touching almost nothing?

From New York Times ● May 31, 2020

And we’d have a basement and at least three washrooms so when we took a bath we wouldn’t have to tell everybody.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros




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