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Recent Examples of wait-list
The organization announced Scott’s donation last Thursday, adding that her contribution comes at a time when one in three local Meals on Wheels America providers have a wait-list, with elderly citizens having to wait an average of four months for meals and services.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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.
—Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
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
Applied to five schools, accepted to four, wait-listed at one.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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.
—Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
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
Applied to five schools, accepted to four, wait-listed at one.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wait-list
Verb
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Berroa enrolled as a personal care assistant for an individual in October 2023.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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Doctors don't need to be enrolled as Medicare providers to write a prescription or submit a prior authorization request under this program.—
Jackie Fortiér,
NPR,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Lendeborg played his first three college seasons in junior college at Arizona Western, broke into Division I with two years at UAB, then finally matriculated to the Big Ten last season.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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At his college graduation, Charlie had been awarded the Lionel de Jersey Harvard Scholarship for graduate study at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, where John Harvard had matriculated in 1627.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Businessman and real estate agent Dan Thornberg has an intriguing sales pitch for a house he’s just listed.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Department web pages list program outcomes—syllabi often will list the specific learning outcomes.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Nico Santonastaso struck out 10 and allowed two earned runs over seven innings, and Jack Thompson registered three hits and an RBI as Mystic Valley defeated Minuteman, 10-5.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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View Offers Or register for a free account to read just this article.—
Adam Hochschild,
The New York Review of Books,
9 May 2026
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Guests who prefer imbibing to detoxing can also book cigar-rolling workshops, wine and rum tastings, and even personalized private dinners in Le Cave, which is the oldest wine cellar in the region and down the stairs from L’Oursin.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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McGlynn was booked for a yellow card in the fourth minute of stoppage time.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Verb
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The first wave of Social Security payments for May is scheduled to be distributed this week, following a normal schedule.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Getty Images/iStockphoto Mortgage interest rates are constantly evolving, even when there's no Federal Reserve meeting scheduled for the month to impact their movement.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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