waiting room

noun

Definition of waiting roomnext
as in lounge

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Recent Examples of waiting room Join the ticket queue when the presale opens (the waiting room opens earlier for the presale). — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 June 2026 With no more patients in the waiting room, Dua excuses herself to see Haynes in the OR, where medical resident Lee has begun the procedure. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 June 2026 The clinic has expanded to include three exam rooms, a parlor, exterior waiting room, office and pharmacy for IMA’s medications. — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026 Which might just leave the Niners — who have waited more than 30 years for another Super Bowl victory — in the waiting room a while longer yet. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for waiting room
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiting room
  1. lounge
  2. entry
  3. hallway
  4. vestibule
Noun
  • In the second incident, the singer allegedly broke around $1,500 worth of restaurant property, including hookahs, DJ equipment, and sofas at Mira restaurant and hookah lounge in Manhattan.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
  • The pilots ate breakfast together in the hotel lounge, according to The Sun, and all of them drank bottled water provided by an outside supplier.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of lounge
Noun
  • The database entries do not list any citations or penalties on the inspection-detail pages.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Better entry points often open up months after the IPO, when all the hype has died down.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of entry
Noun
  • Just beyond is a combination hallway-mudroom that leads to the attached two-car garage and a half bath.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • Three generations lived in the two units, separated by a small hallway.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of hallway
Noun
  • The old station vestibule has become the lobby, while guest rooms occupy the extremely long upper floors.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Playing-card wallpaper lines the vestibule outside the library, a motif echoed in the artwork within.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
Definition of vestibule

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