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 a waiting room outside the office, petitioners sat on benches, facing a wall decorated with photographs of Bukumu monarchs.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
When nurses refused, OP's mother-in-law sat in the waiting room for four hours.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
The waiting room music of the league.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Staff photos of the wilderness that makes this place such a draw hung on the walls, and bumping into a neighbor in the waiting room was routine.
—Michael Casey, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
When nurses refused, OP's mother-in-law sat in the waiting room for four hours.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
The waiting room music of the league.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Staff photos of the wilderness that makes this place such a draw hung on the walls, and bumping into a neighbor in the waiting room was routine.
—Michael Casey, Fortune, 19 Nov. 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 1 Dec. 2025.
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