waves (aside or off)

present tense third-person singular of wave (aside or off)

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Verb
  • Employers that are parties to valid collective bargaining agreements may be exempt from SB 7’s requirements, provided the agreement explicitly waives coverage, includes provisions addressing wages and working conditions, and protects workers from algorithmic management.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The likelihood of that happening is quite low, but anything can happen, especially if James waives his no-trade clause.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The below-ground theme park, as historian Ashleigh Androsoff explains, offers tours purporting to tell two local stories.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Star Andrew Garfield explains why the characters make things worse for themselves.
    Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Waves (aside or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waves%20%28aside%20or%20off%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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