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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But the waiting room should not be the symbol of American health care.
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Benjamin Kornitzer, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Linda sat in the waiting room with a yellow legal pad during one of Alan's final treatments in Chadron.
—Arielle Zionts, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
Intake can be particularly difficult for neurodivergent people because of congested waiting rooms, traffic, uncomfortable clinical environments and strict schedules.
—Lucy Jones
april 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Premise, setting, and production Each season of The Pitt takes place over the course of one 15-hour shift in the hospital emergency room of the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, whose waiting room is always packed to the brim with people needing care.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
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Benjamin Kornitzer, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Linda sat in the waiting room with a yellow legal pad during one of Alan's final treatments in Chadron.
—Arielle Zionts, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
Intake can be particularly difficult for neurodivergent people because of congested waiting rooms, traffic, uncomfortable clinical environments and strict schedules.
—Lucy Jones
april 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Premise, setting, and production Each season of The Pitt takes place over the course of one 15-hour shift in the hospital emergency room of the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, whose waiting room is always packed to the brim with people needing care.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 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 17 Apr. 2026.
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