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Recent Examples of waiting room
This multi-level facility unfolds to reveal a waiting room, patient rooms, and operating rooms, each of which are spacious and well-furnished.
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Jim’s friend Dale met us in the waiting room, wearing a beautiful brown corduroy dress.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The people in the waiting room clap for me and offer congratulations.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
One cleverly has David meeting his father (Hamish Linklater) in the waiting room of the hospital where he was born prematurely.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Jim’s friend Dale met us in the waiting room, wearing a beautiful brown corduroy dress.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The people in the waiting room clap for me and offer congratulations.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
One cleverly has David meeting his father (Hamish Linklater) in the waiting room of the hospital where he was born prematurely.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for waiting room
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiting room
Noun
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There are a multitude of comfy sweatsuits in the world, but none have the fandom of that Spanx AirEssentials lounge set.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2025
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There’s a lounge area with a loveseat and easy chair near the back, seating for eight at the bar, and four two-top tables that came from the George Webb that closed on Oakland Avenue earlier this year.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of the newest entries in this field comes from Moog, which has introduced its Lightweight Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (LW RIwP).—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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During that time, particles cast off from that ancient body collide with our planet at speeds of up to 41 miles per second (66 kilometers per second), burning up in a magnificent display as they're overwhelmed by the friction of atmospheric entry.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During a soft lockdown, the school’s teachers are asked to check the hallways for staff and students before locking doors and windows.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Patients still receive care in hallways and wait hours or even days to be admitted.—
Dr. Bryce Pulliam,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The vestibules that connect the ticketing entrance with the boarding area also have air conditioning.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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At one end of the terrace, a sleek glass-and-brass elevator car emerges from two trap doors inside a discreet glass vestibule, popping up as if out of thin air.—
Katherine McGrath,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiting%20room. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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