waves (aside or off)

verb

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

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  1. waives
  2. explains
  3. exculpates
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  • There are also some penalty relief programs, such as the IRS First Time Abatement program, which waives penalties for many people with a history of compliance.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • The complaint said that Meta conditions employment on an arbitration agreement that waives the right to participate in class actions against the company.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
Definition of waives
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  • There are a lot of caveats that education reporter Martha Dalton explains neatly for us.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
  • All of that perhaps explains why Rodgers, who grew up in an evangelical Christian environment, may have rejected his family for a time.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of explains
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  • 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 28 Jul. 2026.

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