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waiting room

noun

Definition of waiting room

as in lounge

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Recent Examples of waiting room Pharmaceutical media grew up around the moments that could be accessed, including the physician in the exam room and the patient in the waiting room. — Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Woman at reception desk in doctors office waiting room, Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan, New York. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 The men are a Chaucerian cross section—a contractor, a bureaucrat, a writer, and a doctor—brought together on a cold night in a train station’s waiting room. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026 Gemma finds the whole team in the waiting room with Rebecca soon joining them. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for waiting room

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Noun

An activity board outside the cafe features a roster of events and activities such as lectures, yoga sessions, weekly trivia nights, twice-a-month jazz concerts in the lounge, and a monthly Makers’ Market with live music.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Expenses included trips to an escape room and a cigar lounge.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of lounge

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This contract marks Veolia’s entry into the full-scale carbon capture market and reinforces its commitment to accelerating industrial decarbonization and environmental security through innovative technology.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Entry-level categories Speaking of footwear, shoes are emerging as a key category for luxury, offering an entry point for customers.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of entry

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New York — Down a dim, crooked hallway inside the Jay Street Lofts, a hulking brick relic of Brooklyn’s industrial past, Naomi Mishkin is conducting a radical fashion experiment.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Further down the hallway, on the opposite side of the house from the living room, is the master bedroom.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of hallway

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Surrounding that vestibule would be a sports bar with TVs and a game room with pool tables, ping pong tables and more, said Kemph.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
But step into the vestibule and the Bruin’s movie-star appeal becomes harder to miss.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of vestibule

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