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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The regular crowd shots of the waiting room too often reduce the afflicted into a zombie-like horde bent on making life more difficult for our beloved medical staff.
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Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The volunteers were told the courtroom was at capacity and stayed in the waiting room.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The boys sat in one waiting room and then another.
—Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
The boys sat in one waiting room and then another.
—Andrew Jones, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
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Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The volunteers were told the courtroom was at capacity and stayed in the waiting room.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The boys sat in one waiting room and then another.
—Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
The boys sat in one waiting room and then another.
—Andrew Jones, USA Today, 24 Feb. 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 8 Mar. 2026.
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