as in denied
to officially say that you will not use or require something that you are allowed to have or that is usually required
She waived her right to a lawyer. The university waives the application fee for low-income students.
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Recent Examples of waived
Veteran Christian Ramirez started in the CONCACAF Champions Cup opener, but had his contract bought out Saturday and was waived by the club.
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Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Possibly inspired by Gisèle, Joanne Young has waived her right to anonymity.
—Gaby Wood, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
While the card charges a $95 annual fee, it’s waived for the first year.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
The city waived $940,000 in fees for the project, covering reviews for the design, civil and building plans; a CEQA consultant review; zoning check fees; a grading permit; and city attorney’s fees to draft the development agreement.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The clinic was ordered to provide a certification that the patients were contacted, as well as to advise the court on who has waived their confidentiality and who has not.
—Storey Wertheimer, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Players waived by March 1 are eligible to sign elsewhere for playoff eligibility.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
The Magic waived two-way center Orlando Robinson and signed Osceola forward Alex Morales to a two-way contract, the team announced Tuesday.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
The day after that, Conley was waived.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Possibly inspired by Gisèle, Joanne Young has waived her right to anonymity.
—Gaby Wood, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
While the card charges a $95 annual fee, it’s waived for the first year.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
The city waived $940,000 in fees for the project, covering reviews for the design, civil and building plans; a CEQA consultant review; zoning check fees; a grading permit; and city attorney’s fees to draft the development agreement.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The clinic was ordered to provide a certification that the patients were contacted, as well as to advise the court on who has waived their confidentiality and who has not.
—Storey Wertheimer, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Players waived by March 1 are eligible to sign elsewhere for playoff eligibility.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
The Magic waived two-way center Orlando Robinson and signed Osceola forward Alex Morales to a two-way contract, the team announced Tuesday.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
The day after that, Conley was waived.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waived
Verb
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All suspects had denied any connection with the councilwoman's killing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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Uthmeier has denied wrongdoing and claimed victory in defeating the amendments.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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McDuffie is highly unlikely to generate the same return that, say, cornerback Sauce Gardner did just three months ago — the Colts relinquished two first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell to the New York Jets in exchange for Gardner.—
Sam McDowell
February 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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She was last photographed in September — a month before Andrew relinquished his titles — and hasn’t been seen publicly since.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Waived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waived. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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