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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Alison and Matthew had to sit in the waiting room for what felt like an eternity.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 15 May 2025
Eli eventually arrives, and Elliot sits with him in the waiting room and tries to reassure him that everything is going to be fine.
ROCCO, IS THAT YOU?
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 May 2025
Everyone else in the waiting room was decades older.
—Carissa Talmage, People.com, 2 May 2025
New cases come in and the waiting room is always full.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 15 May 2025
Eli eventually arrives, and Elliot sits with him in the waiting room and tries to reassure him that everything is going to be fine.
ROCCO, IS THAT YOU?
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 May 2025
Everyone else in the waiting room was decades older.
—Carissa Talmage, People.com, 2 May 2025
New cases come in and the waiting room is always full.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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 24 May. 2025.
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