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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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Juri also enrolled in preschool at a local YMCA with the help of her literacy coordinator, Davis said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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The number of students enrolled in an AP course who also took the corresponding exam rose 50%, from 39,843 students to 59,844 over the same period.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Stram talking about 65 Toss Power Trap and matriculating the ball down field was gold.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2026
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Fewer births mean fewer students are entering and matriculating through CPS, affecting early grade levels.—
Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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James, who played after initially being listed as questionable because of arthritis in his left foot, scored 24 points in 27 minutes on eight-for-15 shooting.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Below is the complete winners list for the 40th Goya Awards.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Mar. 2026
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Advertisement Henderson noted that 486 voters had registration information that was incomplete or inaccurate and that a third of that group registered decades ago, when the state did not have the same requirements.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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The red card means Kelly faces a European suspension, but with Juventus now out of Europe, the ban will roll over until the next time a club Kelly is registered with has a European fixture.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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According to the Emirates website, travelers booked to fly before or on March 5 can book an alternate flight for travel on or before March 20, or request a refund.—
Karla Cripps,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Weiss herself booked an exclusive interview with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Semafor has learned.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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More Del Mar schools are scheduled to host assemblies before the end of the school year.—
Del Mar Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The demolition was scheduled on a Friday when most Hanford workers were off duty, reducing on-site personnel during the operation.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Wait-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wait-list. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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