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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

Thotsakan's lead singer Tik Chaichana managed to escape unscathed only because he went to the washroom moments before the fire broke out, Thai media reported.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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

Don’t waste the chance to adorn your washroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025

He came out of the washroom and shut the door carefully and walked into the darkness and at last stood again on the edge of the empty boulevard.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

The event on 14 January recognised the very best "away-from-home" washrooms across the UK and Ireland.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

There is also a new requirement that gender-neutral washrooms be private.

From Reuters ● Jun. 9, 2023

Qatar built an emergency field hospital, additional shelters and portable washrooms to help plug the gaps.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2021

The closing of bars and restaurants has inadvertently cut off access to washrooms.

From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2020

They were never punished since no teacher ever entered the children’s washrooms.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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