waiting room

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Recent Examples of waiting room Yet a succession of opening press conferences for the new campaign carried all the optimism and positivity of a dentist’s waiting room. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025 Montgomery said the organization wants the space to feel comfortable for whoever comes into the colorful waiting room. Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025 My auditions usually involved signing into a small waiting room with stackable utility chairs and four or five other little girls around my age, sitting with their tense or talkative moms. Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Please don’t leave your child’s diaper in the examination room or waiting room. Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waiting room
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiting room
Noun
  • Kansas City could soon allow lounges where marijuana use is allowed on site as the concept continues to emerge in Missouri.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Sandals Ochi Located in Ocho Rios, Sandals Ochi offers a mix of beachfront and hillside accommodations, plus a wide range of restaurants and bars, including a speakeasy-style lounge.
    Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Conversely, people who live in an arid climate might find that dust builds up quickly, especially around doorways and windows, which are common entry points for outside dirt, requiring more frequent sweeping.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, there remains a huge barrier to entry for the San Jose Sharks sophomore.
    Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Six federal officers were in the hallway waiting to arrest him on an immigration warrant.
    John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There’s one shot of the hallway that shows the Kings live at Penthouse B — the second-best penthouse.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her idea was to clip the corner of the room, creating a vestibule with cast glass and antique brass frames.
    Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Gear that didn’t fit inside went into the 45-square-foot front vestibule, which doubled as a lounge during a brief evening rainstorm.
    Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025

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