WAIT-LISTING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

wait-listing

verb

present participle of wait-list

as in enrolling

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And the Florida Board of Governors moves to bar undocumented students from enrolling in state universities.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
By enrolling at Eton, George,13, follows in the footsteps of his father and uncle Prince Harry, who both attended the school as teens.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of enrolling

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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
Stram talking about 65 Toss Power Trap and matriculating the ball down field was gold.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of matriculating

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Only 28 of the 105 political parties and groupings approved by the Provisional Electoral Council to contest elections for president, Parliament and local posts, had reached the threshold of registering 30,000 members.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
That has included programs aimed at registering and mobilizing lower-propensity voters, voters of color, and rural and younger voters.

— Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of registering

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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
But the email includes an attachment listing local election laws by state that require ballots be printed in languages other than English, suggesting the administration’s intent to potentially target those jurisdictions for law enforcement actions.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of listing

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Many content buyers began scheduling meetings with major streamers and studios.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
This includes taking care of their own spaces and some common ones, scheduling their own appointments, and making some important ethical choices on their own.

— Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of scheduling

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