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Recent Examples of wait-list
First year curse access (what classes can freshmen actually take)
Imagine making the cut and being admitted to your dream college, only to be wait-listed for the classes needed for your major.
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Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
With yearslong wait-lists and eye-popping price tags, the purse was the ultimate symbol of luxury—until Walmart started selling an aesthetically identical version for $80 instead of $25,000.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
Deposits and advance wait-list registration is the largest of any new event in NASCAR history.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
The company’s engineers deploy weekly updates, informed directly by the thousands of wait-list users who live in the inbox chaos daily.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
There is a wait-list open at the Fyre Festival website for early access and exclusive updates.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Your kids will get wait-listed at Spence because they weren’t enriched enough!
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 July 2025
Applied to five schools, accepted to four, wait-listed at one.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
With yearslong wait-lists and eye-popping price tags, the purse was the ultimate symbol of luxury—until Walmart started selling an aesthetically identical version for $80 instead of $25,000.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
Deposits and advance wait-list registration is the largest of any new event in NASCAR history.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
The company’s engineers deploy weekly updates, informed directly by the thousands of wait-list users who live in the inbox chaos daily.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
There is a wait-list open at the Fyre Festival website for early access and exclusive updates.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Your kids will get wait-listed at Spence because they weren’t enriched enough!
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 July 2025
Applied to five schools, accepted to four, wait-listed at one.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wait-list
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On the table is trading his Mercedes S-class for a hybrid or electric car and enrolling his son in a preschool closer to home to avoid that additional 10-mile drive.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Students who are currently enrolled in those programs being eliminated will be able to finish their degree.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
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Guys such as Steven Cruz and Luinder Avila have matriculated through the minors.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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There are still some bills that have yet to matriculate over from the legislature.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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Per 247Sports, the Golden Eagles star is listed as a top-15 running back in the nation.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, March 30 Augusta National Golf Club updated the field for the Masters and Woods remained as listed in the field.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Tatum registered his ninth assist less than three minutes after halftime and pulled down his 10th rebound just past the midway point of the third quarter.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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View Offers Or register for a free account to read just this article.—
Tim Parks,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Thus, the fans got to witness the team book its ticket to college basketball's biggest stage.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The driver was arrested and booked into Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, authorities added.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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His next start is scheduled for Sunday to cap the Marlins’ first road series of the season at the New York Yankees.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bernie Sanders is scheduled to rally with Piker this weekend at a tax-the-rich event.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Wait-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wait-list. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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