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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waving (aside or off)
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Major food delivery app DoorDash is waiving delivery and service fees on 300,000 grocery orders for SNAP recipients (a SNAP/EBT card must be linked to the customer’s account to activate this offer).—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Starting this fall, China is also waiving tuition fees for children in their last year of kindergarten.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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The epicenter of the hurricane is passing over Cuba at the opposite end of the island to the Caribbean country's capital city of Havana, the BBC noted.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Over the next week, Melissa is passing over some warmer than usual waters in the Caribbean, which has not seen a tropical storm or hurricane yet this season.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Waving (aside or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waving%20%28aside%20or%20off%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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