waves (aside or off)

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

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Verb
  • These benefits can be extended if residents are working, excused from the work requirement or are living in a county that waives the work requirement.
    Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
  • The card also waives its annual fee for the first year, so only in year two will you be charged the $150 annual fee.
    Ryley Amond, CNBC, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • These soils lie beyond a depth of three meters, or about 10 feet, explains Yi Xi, the study’s first author and a postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratory for Climate and Environmental Sciences in France.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
  • Brandon Nimmo and Lugo were teammates with the Mets for years, by the way, which explains the immediate concern.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • 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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“Waves (aside or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waves%20%28aside%20or%20off%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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