Thesaurus results for WAITING ROOM

waiting room

noun

Definition of waiting room

as in lounge

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Recent Examples of waiting room 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 The research team recruited 180 adult patients from a family medicine waiting room, according to a press release. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026 Once there, Evans said, staff told her to leave her 79-year-old aunt in the waiting room and wait outside because of capacity issues. — Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for waiting room

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At the top of the building, the third level will feature 4,000 square feet of interior space and a 2,000-square-foot wraparound balcony, with plans calling for either a rooftop bar and restaurant or a smaller rooftop lounge with additional suites.

— Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 9 July 2026
There is a compact, guests-only fitness center stocked with modern equipment and Peloton bikes, and those who need to take calls between omakase courses can use the attached business lounge and boardroom.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026

Definition of lounge

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Now that space is a market and not just a proving ground, the engineering that was once the whole game is only the cost of entry — and as in any maturing market, most ventures will not make it past that threshold.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Prosecutors have alleged that Millete physically abused May, pointing to her past journal entries.

— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of entry

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Though his tail was wagging, the dog immediately bounded down the hallway toward an officer, who fired his service pistol four times, killing the dog.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Finally, at the far end of the hallway, on the opposite side of the home to the living room, is the bedroom.

— Adam Williams July 04, New Atlas, 4 July 2026

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