WAVES (ASIDE OR OFF) Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

waves (aside or off)

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

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Under that program, the NYPA buys electricity on the wholesale market on Lake Mariner’s behalf—a blend of hydro, nuclear, natural gas, wind, and solar—and waives delivery surcharges in exchange.

— Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026
Fanatics Collect is attempting to up the ante for sellers by launching FanCash payouts for customers, which waives transaction fees from anywhere between six and 12 percent that typically accompanies any sale.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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The discovery explains why attempts in the past to develop hindbrain neurons from ectoderm stem cells failed – those cells had already been locked in as forebrain or midbrain neurons.

— Mike McRae September 21, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
First runner-up was Italian director Paolo Strippoli’s The Spiral, in which a woman’s estranged mother shows up on her doorstep with a sinister story that explains an incident in their past.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

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Among other things, Maxwell argued that new evidence released by the Department of Justice under the Epstein Files Transparency Act exculpates her and should be considered as part of an appeal.

— Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
With an emotional openness that successors like Pallbearer and Spirit Adrift would take and run with, Walker exculpates what’s in his heart and sings it directly into the heart of the listener.

— Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2026

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