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
Verb
  • But in late July, the Wittes told families Nova Roots was closing, leaving them scrambling to enroll their children elsewhere.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Heather Greenwood, a student who is dual enrolled at Tarrant County College and Texas A&M University, is among the first students to enroll their children at the TCC Northwest center.
    — Lina Ruiz September 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of enroll
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  • As a result, Cypher said, about 600,000 first-time full-time freshmen did not matriculate that year.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Shortly before Salinger matriculated, a cadet fell to his death from an academy window under suspicious circumstances.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of matriculate
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  • The center’s website still lists her as a board member as of Friday afternoon.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, the building is listed as being occupied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to one source familiar with the project who was not authorized to speak publicly.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of list
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  • Voting rights advocates argue that requirements to present birth certificates or passports in order to register to vote is intended to make voting more difficult, to dissuade some people from voting at all.
    — Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This will make platforms responsible for making sure that customs duties and VAT are paid at purchase, and for sending this revenue on to the country where they are registered.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of register
Verb
  • Bevin was booked at Louisville Metro Corrections later in the evening after the arrest, according to jail records.
    — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The woman, Antonieta Sanchez, 53, of Redlands, was booked into the Southwest Detention Center on suspicion of felony vandalism and brandishing a weapon, Vickers wrote in an email.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of book
Verb
  • With the Chiefs’ first official game scheduled for September 14, Kelce is now deep into pre-season.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Russo was scheduled to face arraignment on the charge Tuesday.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of schedule

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“Wait-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wait-list. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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