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
Meanwhile, the Thunder rested and waited.
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Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Relatives and friends of prisoners waited outside the main gate at Insein Prison, in the northern outskirts of Yangon, since morning.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Fans have waited decades for the sequel, which has been attempted several times.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
While some residents sat and waited for transportation to their tiny homes, Martin Nava stood heartbroken at a friend’s shelter.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
The recovery team waited for go-time in a small, inflatable boat as the capsule drifted down with the help of several sets of parachutes.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
At Val’s, more than three years before Stonewall, 15 law enforcement officials waited outside the club.
—Julio Capó, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Agnes has waited her whole life to get her period.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Some waited for the blessing as others picnicked on the grass.
—Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Relatives and friends of prisoners waited outside the main gate at Insein Prison, in the northern outskirts of Yangon, since morning.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Fans have waited decades for the sequel, which has been attempted several times.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
While some residents sat and waited for transportation to their tiny homes, Martin Nava stood heartbroken at a friend’s shelter.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
The recovery team waited for go-time in a small, inflatable boat as the capsule drifted down with the help of several sets of parachutes.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
At Val’s, more than three years before Stonewall, 15 law enforcement officials waited outside the club.
—Julio Capó, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Agnes has waited her whole life to get her period.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Some waited for the blessing as others picnicked on the grass.
—Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waited
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The report states that a clinician with the Psychological Emergency Response Team, or PERT, was on-site but stayed inside a police vehicle for safety reasons because Romero held the apparent firearm throughout the incident.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Potentially as a result of higher unemployment and low hiring, the overall quit rate has stayed below 2% for eight consecutive months.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Though Ducharme never had to miss extended time in her redshirt senior year, the impacts of the head and neck injuries lingered.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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My worries lingered but co-existed with the calm.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Stefan Pildes, 50, of Hewitt, New Jersey, was arrested on Wednesday and awaited an appearance in Manhattan federal court, where an indictment charging him with wire fraud was unsealed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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For 30 years, scientists — including some scientists who worked on both missions — awaited this data from Cassini to see just what was going on around Saturn’s north pole.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Waited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waited. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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