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
Her service was never impacted, and months later, she was assigned to Annapolis and waited for a spot to open up at the Navy flight school in Pensacola, Fla.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
At one downtown Brooklyn location, the line wrapped around the building and, at times, voters waited up to an hour to cast their ballots.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, previously obtained by the Star-Telegram, Reed waited more than two hours to call 911 after his daughter became ill.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2025
Some businesses have passed on some of the costs to consumers by raising prices, while others have waited to see where tariff rates end up.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
According to theme park YouTuber Taylor Bybee of Coaster Studios, however, the Superman ride suffered a mechanical issue as guests in the lengthy queue waited for final rides on the attraction.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
That left things to Smith, who patiently waited as Bieber avoided going to his fastball.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The backcountry community of Alpine has waited 30 years to secure a community park.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Marie waited about an hour for her turn to shop through the mostly fresh food stations, which included produce, bread, dairy and meat.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
At one downtown Brooklyn location, the line wrapped around the building and, at times, voters waited up to an hour to cast their ballots.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, previously obtained by the Star-Telegram, Reed waited more than two hours to call 911 after his daughter became ill.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2025
Some businesses have passed on some of the costs to consumers by raising prices, while others have waited to see where tariff rates end up.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
According to theme park YouTuber Taylor Bybee of Coaster Studios, however, the Superman ride suffered a mechanical issue as guests in the lengthy queue waited for final rides on the attraction.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
That left things to Smith, who patiently waited as Bieber avoided going to his fastball.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The backcountry community of Alpine has waited 30 years to secure a community park.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Marie waited about an hour for her turn to shop through the mostly fresh food stations, which included produce, bread, dairy and meat.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waited
Verb
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Desler moved to stand beside the Emperor’s throne and stayed there, hands clasped behind her back.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The following year came his transfer to Manchester City, where Thornley was top scorer and captain and stayed for eight years before moving to South Shields in the north-east of England.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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After improvements in passenger totals in 2021, 2022, and 2023, San Jose and Oakland both began to suffer slumps in 2024 and the weakening pattern has lingered well into 2025, a review of official airport statistics shows.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Still, despite the trauma-thirsty embrace of Luke’s story from the media, the music lingered.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Individuals on the plane who were wanted on criminal charges awaited the police.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
11 Nov. 2025
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Lyubova could only cling to her belief that better health awaited her at the lower camps.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Waited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waited. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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