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Recent Examples of wait-list
Your kids will get wait-listed at Spence because they weren’t enriched enough!
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 July 2025
But no matter how much the scene may resemble a legacy country club at first glance, this meetup exists almost in opposition to the city’s handful of expensive clubs with years-long wait-lists and lengthy membership requirements.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Over 50 percent of its schools are completely full, with wait-lists.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Milk Makeup’s Cooling Water Jelly Tints were quick to rack up 60,000 shoppers on its wait-list, 160,000 hearts on Sephora’s Loves list and sold 400,000 units during that period — nearly $10 million at the product’s $24 price point.
—James Manso, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
The Times previously reported that the Trump inaugural fund had surpassed $170 million, a record, and that even major donors have been wait-listed for events.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
As of last check, the in-demand event was wait-listing prospective audience members.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
The California wait list time is up to 10 years; hence California has an even higher fraction of wait-list deaths.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Applied to 11 schools, accepted to six, wait-listed at two.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 July 2025
But no matter how much the scene may resemble a legacy country club at first glance, this meetup exists almost in opposition to the city’s handful of expensive clubs with years-long wait-lists and lengthy membership requirements.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Over 50 percent of its schools are completely full, with wait-lists.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Milk Makeup’s Cooling Water Jelly Tints were quick to rack up 60,000 shoppers on its wait-list, 160,000 hearts on Sephora’s Loves list and sold 400,000 units during that period — nearly $10 million at the product’s $24 price point.
—James Manso, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
The Times previously reported that the Trump inaugural fund had surpassed $170 million, a record, and that even major donors have been wait-listed for events.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
As of last check, the in-demand event was wait-listing prospective audience members.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
The California wait list time is up to 10 years; hence California has an even higher fraction of wait-list deaths.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Applied to 11 schools, accepted to six, wait-listed at two.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wait-list
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Many Native children, including a significant portion of the Code Talker cohort, were still being taken from their families and forced to enroll in boarding schools, where they were stripped of their language and other traditions.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Trump Administration even tried to revoke Harvard’s ability to enroll any foreign students, though a court blocked that extraordinary punishment.—
Fiona Riley,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Although only a few male students matriculated when classes began in temporary quarters, UT quickly became the second defining institution in Austin after government — itself to be represented by the city's largest building in 1888, the domed Texas Capitol.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Some students complete their two-year associate’s degree from CLC and matriculate to a four-year college or university, like Jasmine Nieto, who earned a business degree from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago last spring.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
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If your move occurs before filing your tax return, simply list your current address on your return.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Byers was listed under an official directory for paralegals in Maricopa County date June 3, 2025.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Jones, a left-handed hitter, has registered a .620 OPS against righties, 27% below league-average for that particular split.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Brentwood attorney James Cameron, III, who is the registering agent for Crockett Ventures, LLC, did not respond to a request for comment.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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His trial had been scheduled to start Monday, but with the plea agreement introduced last week, the trial was canceled.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
21 Aug. 2025
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Erik’s parole hearing is scheduled for Thursday, followed by Lyle’s on Friday, both held via videoconference from Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.—
Stepheny Price , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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After being booked, he was released on $100,000 bail.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The elder Brown, who goes by his middle name, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Thursday.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Wait-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wait-list. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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