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Recent Examples of waiting room
The volunteers were told the courtroom was at capacity and stayed in the waiting room.
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The boys sat in one waiting room and then another.
—Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
The boys sat in one waiting room and then another.
—Andrew Jones, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Two of them had even joined the waiting room early.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The boys sat in one waiting room and then another.
—Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
The boys sat in one waiting room and then another.
—Andrew Jones, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Two of them had even joined the waiting room early.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiting room
Noun
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There’s a lounge area with day beds for those awaiting their appointment or readying for a swim.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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An additional six-stall barn has been renovated into a two-chair hair salon, complete with a bedroom, a three-quarter bath, a loft bedroom, a kitchen with dining space and a bar-lounge with a fireplace.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The anti-Zionist group Kufiyas in Buchenwald announced a demonstration at Buchenwald on April 11, the anniversary of its liberation, in protest against a German court’s decision that the site could refuse entry to visitors who wear a Palestinian keffiyeh.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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One likened it to a real-life Rotisserie League, costing him a mere $1 million entry fee.—
Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Video of that incident shows Peters grabbing the other woman and shoving her into the center of a hallway.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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With no room left in the courtroom, others were left in the hallway.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Entering the studio, a visitor passes through a small bathroom vestibule to the right and a storage compartment to the left.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
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From pre-war apartment building vestibules to farmhouse bathrooms to kitchen backsplashes, penny tiles have graced spaces of all kinds since their inception in the early twentieth century.—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiting%20room. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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