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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One patient in the study recalled being ignored in a waiting room while white patients were seen first.
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Essence, 18 July 2025
Free Pharmacy Delivery: Nothing is worse than feeling crummy and having to wait for your medication in a pharmacy waiting room.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 July 2025
And the waiting room would just change in demeanor.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
The sets for the waiting room and the staircase leading to the administrative offices were built on a separate stage.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
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Essence, 18 July 2025
Free Pharmacy Delivery: Nothing is worse than feeling crummy and having to wait for your medication in a pharmacy waiting room.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 July 2025
And the waiting room would just change in demeanor.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
The sets for the waiting room and the staircase leading to the administrative offices were built on a separate stage.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 13 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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