wait-list

verb

Definition of wait-listnext
as in to enroll

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Recent Examples of wait-list One way that is gaining popularity consists of using a wait-list control. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 May 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 Although both weekend passes are no longer available, fans can still sign up for two wait-lists. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wait-list
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wait-list
  1. enroll
  2. matriculate
  3. list
  4. register
  5. book
  6. schedule
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  • Low-income riders can enroll in LA Metro’s LIFE Program, where new members get 90 days of unlimited free rides, followed by 20 free rides each month.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Milinsky, a 79-year-old Pompano Beach grandfather, was the second person in Florida to enroll in treatment with Kisunla, an anti-amyloid medication developed by Eli Lilly.
    — Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of enroll
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  • Means testing would also target funds to needy families that struggle to matriculate to higher or professional education.
    — John Ketcham, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Hello again, friends — and welcome to all the newcomers who matriculated on over to the Win Column from Kick It, the AJC’s World Cup newsletter.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of matriculate
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  • Tucci was listed as one of the travelers/soldiers, alongside his pal Campbell Scott.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Across in-state, out-of-state and international students, the most to least selective UC campuses for first-year admits in fall 2026 are listed below.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of list
Verb
  • Workers have registered their numbers to get paid through mobile money transactions, signed attendance sheets and waited for payment notifications, but only some were eventually paid.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Trump’s improbable rise to political dominance, which polls failed to register in the lead-up to the 2016 election, is a clear testament to that reality, and now Michigan has shown how similar head fakes can occur on the left.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of register
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  • Read on for some of our favorite Caribbean cruises to book this winter, prime time for sailing through the region’s warm waters.
    — Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Pool Bar became a meeting spot for Black alternative kids, as the venue regularly booked Black rock acts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of book
Verb
  • Grande’s Eternal Sunshine Tour is scheduled to end in London on September 1.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Since Route 66 is 2,488 miles long—and stretches across the majority of the United States—you’ll need to schedule a few rest stops.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of schedule

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