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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Jim’s friend Dale met us in the waiting room, wearing a beautiful brown corduroy dress.
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Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The people in the waiting room clap for me and offer congratulations.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Al Horford and the rest of the veterans in Golden State's waiting room are quietly pleading for clarity.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Stories for the waiting room Cancer immunotherapy is when physicians use the body’s immune system to help attack cancer cells.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
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Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The people in the waiting room clap for me and offer congratulations.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Al Horford and the rest of the veterans in Golden State's waiting room are quietly pleading for clarity.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Stories for the waiting room Cancer immunotherapy is when physicians use the body’s immune system to help attack cancer cells.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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