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Recent Examples of waiting room
In a waiting room outside the office, petitioners sat on benches, facing a wall decorated with photographs of Bukumu monarchs.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
The waiting room music of the league.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Staff photos of the wilderness that makes this place such a draw hung on the walls, and bumping into a neighbor in the waiting room was routine.
—Michael Casey, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
Running multiple browser tabs or manually refreshing the Magic Key sales page could boot you from the virtual waiting room.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
The waiting room music of the league.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Staff photos of the wilderness that makes this place such a draw hung on the walls, and bumping into a neighbor in the waiting room was routine.
—Michael Casey, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
Running multiple browser tabs or manually refreshing the Magic Key sales page could boot you from the virtual waiting room.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiting room
Noun
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Luckily, a matching lounge set offers an easy way to look polished without having to search through my closet for an outfit every morning.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Use the staple palette of blue, green, and purple with metallic accents for a bold statement, like Spalding does in this lounge space.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The company has previously stated that its first production vehicle is planned for market entry in 2027.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Santa Rosa Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to multiple reports of a shooting at the mall and found a 15-year-old boy who had been shot, with the bullet traveling through his body, leaving entry and exit wounds in his upper shoulder and mid-back area.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An overflow crowd that spilled out in to the hallway pleaded passionately with the Granbury City Council this week to hold off annexing more than 2,000 acres of undeveloped land just west of the city, fearing developers will build another data center or other sprawling industry.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Jan. 2026
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After walking down a short hallway, the room opens up into a dining room, bedroom, and living room area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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New features will include a security vestibule, maker space, theater space, life skills classroom and outdoor instructional spaces.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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Vestibules and Mudrooms With all the mud, coats, and boots tracking in and out of homes in winter, vestibules and mudrooms become coveted rooms for buyers.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiting%20room. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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