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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
  • The lawsuit also claims the Lynwood Unified School District, where two of Isaiah’s siblings were allegedly enrolled, failed to investigate the fact that Isaiah was not enrolled in school.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The school enrolls about 330 students in pre-K through fifth grade, according to district data.
    — Samuel O’Neal September 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 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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  • Citibank attributed Wednesday's more than 6% drop to Mercari's announcement of the Pokémon card listing restrictions.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The hotel lists accessible facilities and has lifts, but its collection of interconnected historic buildings creates changes in level, and some rooms contain internal stairs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of list
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  • Thad Kousser, a political science professor at the University of California-San Diego, noted that because Regan wasn’t a household name, the allegations were unlikely to register with voters.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • California’s general election is almost here and what better day to make sure you’re registered to vote than Tuesday, National Voter Registration Day?
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of register
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  • Burke said on Thursday that processing times would return to normal, but Heyes said that doesn’t help the backpackers who have held off booking flights and tours, and the employers who were waiting, ready to hire them, for the harvest season.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Every available booth was booked almost immediately after applications went out to IFPDA’s roughly 150 members in May, according to the association.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of book
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  • Tampa Bay is currently scheduled to have three primetime games.
    — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • One of Sullivan’s opponents, Democrat Mary Peltola, was scheduled to walk in the Fairbanks Labor Day Parade on Monday.
    — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 7 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 20 Sep. 2026.

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