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Recent Examples of waiting room
In simple terms, this state behaves like a temporary waiting room that does not easily emit light.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
The regular crowd shots of the waiting room too often reduce the afflicted into a zombie-like horde bent on making life more difficult for our beloved medical staff.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Our bodies go about their business, but our deeper selves flutter, like those blind moths, into that dim waiting room and linger until some inscrutable opening is granted us to start living again.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The volunteers were told the courtroom was at capacity and stayed in the waiting room.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
The regular crowd shots of the waiting room too often reduce the afflicted into a zombie-like horde bent on making life more difficult for our beloved medical staff.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Our bodies go about their business, but our deeper selves flutter, like those blind moths, into that dim waiting room and linger until some inscrutable opening is granted us to start living again.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The volunteers were told the courtroom was at capacity and stayed in the waiting room.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiting room
Noun
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An airport offers, if not exactly an equitable experience (there are Clear lines, lounge archipelagos), then at least a perceptible simulacrum of equality, in that everyone rides the same people movers past the same Cinnabons.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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The other side of the lounge will feature numerous food options that will rotate throughout the season, including classic American game day food, Asian food, BBQ, and vegetarian options.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Free entry; unlimited inflatables wristbands and activity cards cost $8 at city community centers and at the event.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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After the entry of a preliminary approval order, notice and settlement forms will be mailed to class members within 10 days.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Two jurors who spoke with reporters in the hallway outside the courtroom confirmed some members of the panel wanted to go higher with the award.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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After the verdict was announced, two jurors spoke to reporters in the hallway of the courtroom.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As Wilson reached the store's vestibule, the woman came into view of the camera.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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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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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiting%20room. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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