Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waving (aside or off)
Verb
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The Valkyries signed the 6-foot-4, former Stanford standout to a rest-of-season contract on Sunday, also waiving forward Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda in a corresponding move.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026 -
Cities had to ensure stadiums met specific standards, commit to waiving taxes on items like ticket purchases, and shoulder the bulk of costs related to security and logistics.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
3 June 2026
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Eilmer managed to glide a good 600 feet, passing over the city wall before crash-landing in a small valley near the river Avon.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
14 June 2026
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The United Boeing 767-400 coming from Venice, Italy, struck the pole while passing over a major roadway at a very low elevation on its final approach, the carrier confirmed in a statement shared with PEOPLE at the time.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026
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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 17 Jun. 2026.
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