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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  • Last year there were 31,142 total students enrolled in the 59 schools operated by the Archdiocese of Miami, which includes Miami-Dade, Monroe and Broward counties.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • Finance partners can enroll iPhones in the program and continuously monitor device status to ensure the contract is in good standing, 9to5Mac says.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026
Definition of enroll
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  • Fresh off the heels of graduation from high school, many rising freshmen are choosing to step off of the treadmill for a year before matriculating in college.
    — DJ Didonna, Time, 13 July 2026
  • Way matriculated through Kansas City’s minor-league system.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
Definition of matriculate
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  • Cal Fire continued to list the fire’s cause as under investigation Friday evening.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
  • The boarding school did not immediately respond to a message left at the general admissions number or an email with a list of questions sent to an address listed online for the school.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of list
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  • More than 12 million people have registered for tickets, organizers said.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The business just registered with the state of Missouri earlier this week.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of register
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  • Overnight stays require a wilderness permit booked in advance by calling the refuge’s reservation line; walk-ins are not allowed.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
  • Families should book one of the bunk bed rooms, or the two-bedroom standalone cottage, complete with knotty pine walls.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2026
Definition of book
Verb
  • According to court records, Gabriel Hostin is scheduled to appear in New Rochelle City Court on July 31.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Fast forward to July’s heatwave and Senate Republicans are scrambling to schedule a floor vote.
    — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of schedule

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