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 this model, the waiting room begins to die, not necessarily as a physical space, but as a defining feature of the patient experience.
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Iyesatta Massaquoi Emeli, STAT, 2 June 2026
Which might just leave the Niners — who have waited more than 30 years for another Super Bowl victory — in the waiting room a while longer yet.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
The research team recruited 180 adult patients from a family medicine waiting room, according to a press release.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Once there, Evans said, staff told her to leave her 79-year-old aunt in the waiting room and wait outside because of capacity issues.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 May 2026
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Iyesatta Massaquoi Emeli, STAT, 2 June 2026
Which might just leave the Niners — who have waited more than 30 years for another Super Bowl victory — in the waiting room a while longer yet.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
The research team recruited 180 adult patients from a family medicine waiting room, according to a press release.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Once there, Evans said, staff told her to leave her 79-year-old aunt in the waiting room and wait outside because of capacity issues.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 May 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 5 Jun. 2026.
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