Thesaurus results for WAITING ROOM

waiting room

noun

Definition of waiting room

as in lounge

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Recent Examples of waiting room Rey spent a few minutes in the waiting room of the ISAP office—a drab space with bare blue-and-white walls and two rows of chairs—before an official summoned him inside. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 The station’s restored Great Hall serves simultaneously as waiting room, meeting place and grand public lobby, filled with soaring windows, leather seating, restaurants and bars. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 In that letter, a section of which was read aloud in court, the writer recounted going to the office and opening fire, seeing three people in the waiting room on his right and four on the left. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026 Join the ticket queue when the presale opens (the waiting room opens earlier for the presale). — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for waiting room

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Keep scrolling to shop all the comfiest cotton lounge sets of the summer.

— Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
It is outfitted with an open-air bar, multiple lounges, and fold-down hull-side terraces that open to the sea.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of lounge

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But analysts see the slide as an attractive entry point for investors, highlighting the company's scalable licensing model and the potential for licensees to benefit from the next wave of data center growth.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Every current season ticket holder will be automatically entered into a random drawing for the promotion, with every season ticket counting as an entry.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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Truelove is accused of sneaking into a vestibule that is near Studio 1A in Rockefeller Center on July 16 and going up to Melvin, allegedly hurling a racial slur.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Guests first enter through a deep red vestibule before stepping into bedrooms rendered in softer, warmer tones.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026

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