Thesaurus results for WAITED

waited

verb

Definition of waited next

past tense of wait

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 Andrej Stojaković’s putback attempt rolled around the rim before coming to a dead stop on the back of the basket as everyone in the massive football stadium held their breath and waited for gravity to make a call. —

Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, the only star whose show wasn’t choreographed waited. —

Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026 The David family from Fruitland — consisting of dad Ryan, mom Evelyn and daughters Kairi (15) and Rivkkah (13) — had waited for 20 minutes and were about halfway through the line that snaked from the shop door and trailed back nearly to the entry gate. —

Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026 SkyCal was overhead as a large group of people waited at the end of the pier while law enforcement personnel swept the pier. —

Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 In many cases, migrants from around the world had waited months in Mexico for their turn to speak with border agents after securing appointments through the app. —

Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 Kenny-Velasquez agreed to regularly check in with immigration officials and waited four years for her asylum case to be heard. —

Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026 Milwaukee wasn’t overly aggressive, as hitters waited patiently for Avila to find the strike zone. —

Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026 Before the game, which was a rematch of last year's title game, Auriemma stood at midcourt and waited to shake hands with Staley. —

Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026

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Although the crowd of protesters and the law enforcement agents were separated by a tall black metal barrier, and Collins stayed back from the front lines of the protest, he was still hit in the eye, his attorney said.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
DeChambeau stayed far away from the pond, and his ball ended up rolling in the bunker.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026