waving (aside or off)

verb

present participle of wave (aside or off)
as in waiving

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  1. waiving
  2. passing over
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  • On Wednesday, McCullers told The Athletic that owner Jim Crane called him earlier in the week to broach the topic of waiving his no-trade clause.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters that the gift bag included a note waiving export controls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
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  • The center of Super Typhoon Bavi, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, was passing over Rota, an island of 2,000 people in the Northern Mariana Islands.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Subtle audio tracks the sound of ice on the move, views of clouds passing over glass-like ice, and there's the eventual memorial for Ok.
    — Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
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