waiting room
noun
: a room (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (such as patients) who are waiting
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In that letter, a section of which was read aloud in court, the writer recounted going to the office and opening fire, seeing three people in the waiting room on his right and four on the left.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
Join the ticket queue when the presale opens (the waiting room opens earlier for the presale).
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Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2026
Consumption lounges, often attached to dispensaries, have delivered clinical environments that feel more like medical waiting rooms than social destinations.
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Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
With no more patients in the waiting room, Dua excuses herself to see Haynes in the OR, where medical resident Lee has begun the procedure.
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Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
8 June 2026
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
Join the ticket queue when the presale opens (the waiting room opens earlier for the presale).
—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2026
Consumption lounges, often attached to dispensaries, have delivered clinical environments that feel more like medical waiting rooms than social destinations.
—
Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
With no more patients in the waiting room, Dua excuses herself to see Haynes in the OR, where medical resident Lee has begun the procedure.
—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for waiting room
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20room. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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