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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Seemingly shaken from witnessing the three arrests, the woman broke down crying in the waiting room after her hearing, at which the judge granted a continuance of her case.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
Leadership in health care must be approachable: the director who attends training sessions, the doctor who adjusts the waiting room, the nurse who suggests improvements to clinical flow design.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
The Pitt, its ER department, the waiting room and the ambulance bay.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The Oogie Boogie online ticket window waiting room will open at approximately 8:45 a.m. with sales starting no earlier than 9 a.m. each day.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
Leadership in health care must be approachable: the director who attends training sessions, the doctor who adjusts the waiting room, the nurse who suggests improvements to clinical flow design.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
The Pitt, its ER department, the waiting room and the ambulance bay.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The Oogie Boogie online ticket window waiting room will open at approximately 8:45 a.m. with sales starting no earlier than 9 a.m. each day.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 June 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 Jul. 2025.
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