as in stayed
to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something
please wait here, and we'll seat you shortly
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Recent Examples of waited
While family members and peers in Yuba City waited for more information, Burris writhed deeper into the bus, and responders in Martinez formulated a plan to rescue the people left inside.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
York walked in as a three-star recruit at Texas A&M in 2023, seized a starting job as a true freshman in fall camp, started 39 straight games at inside linebacker over three seasons, and waited with family April 26 to hear his name called on Day 3 of the NFL Draft.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Max Huang had prepared a showreel, traveled to a Berlin red carpet, and waited six hours for Jackie Chan to arrive.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 May 2026
Horwitz said Hall never reported being hurt and waited more than a month to get medical treatment.
—Joan Murray, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
One nurse waited until her seven children were grown before entering the profession in her 50s.
—Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
By the time the flight landed in Baltimore, airport fire crews were in place for a traditional water cannon salute, and ground staff waited at the gate with cheers and a bottle of champagne.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
The community has shown up, spoken up, and waited patiently through workshop after workshop, survey after survey.
—Jonathan Timm, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
Anderson, who was signed through the 2027 season, could have waited, too.
—Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle, 3 May 2026
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
York walked in as a three-star recruit at Texas A&M in 2023, seized a starting job as a true freshman in fall camp, started 39 straight games at inside linebacker over three seasons, and waited with family April 26 to hear his name called on Day 3 of the NFL Draft.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Max Huang had prepared a showreel, traveled to a Berlin red carpet, and waited six hours for Jackie Chan to arrive.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 May 2026
Horwitz said Hall never reported being hurt and waited more than a month to get medical treatment.
—Joan Murray, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
One nurse waited until her seven children were grown before entering the profession in her 50s.
—Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
By the time the flight landed in Baltimore, airport fire crews were in place for a traditional water cannon salute, and ground staff waited at the gate with cheers and a bottle of champagne.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
The community has shown up, spoken up, and waited patiently through workshop after workshop, survey after survey.
—Jonathan Timm, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
Anderson, who was signed through the 2027 season, could have waited, too.
—Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waited
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Through the torso, the fit stayed close before the skirt dropped from the waist in a full bell shape, holding its rounded line in the original fall 2026 styling and on Holmes.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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The 55-year-old driver stayed at the scene of the collision in Borough Park.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Over a lifetime, filmmaker Lynne Sachs has collected business cards—mementos of brief exchanges with strangers—and selects seven to uncover why these moments have lingered so vividly in her memory.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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The girls, buzzed on miniature cans of soda, lingered in the liminal space between rolling credits and parental pickup.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Encounters with whales, dolphins and penguins awaited; landscapes of icy expanses, towering cliffs and rolling green hills beckoned.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Inside, piles of white fiber extracted from the plants’ leaves awaited combing, destined for everything from handbags to the shaggy chandeliers that have made Damman a rising design star.—
Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
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“Waited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waited. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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