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Recent Examples of wait-list
Your kids will get wait-listed at Spence because they weren’t enriched enough!
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 July 2025
But no matter how much the scene may resemble a legacy country club at first glance, this meetup exists almost in opposition to the city’s handful of expensive clubs with years-long wait-lists and lengthy membership requirements.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Over 50 percent of its schools are completely full, with wait-lists.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Milk Makeup’s Cooling Water Jelly Tints were quick to rack up 60,000 shoppers on its wait-list, 160,000 hearts on Sephora’s Loves list and sold 400,000 units during that period — nearly $10 million at the product’s $24 price point.
—James Manso, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
The Times previously reported that the Trump inaugural fund had surpassed $170 million, a record, and that even major donors have been wait-listed for events.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
As of last check, the in-demand event was wait-listing prospective audience members.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
The California wait list time is up to 10 years; hence California has an even higher fraction of wait-list deaths.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Applied to 11 schools, accepted to six, wait-listed at two.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 July 2025
But no matter how much the scene may resemble a legacy country club at first glance, this meetup exists almost in opposition to the city’s handful of expensive clubs with years-long wait-lists and lengthy membership requirements.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Over 50 percent of its schools are completely full, with wait-lists.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Milk Makeup’s Cooling Water Jelly Tints were quick to rack up 60,000 shoppers on its wait-list, 160,000 hearts on Sephora’s Loves list and sold 400,000 units during that period — nearly $10 million at the product’s $24 price point.
—James Manso, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
The Times previously reported that the Trump inaugural fund had surpassed $170 million, a record, and that even major donors have been wait-listed for events.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
As of last check, the in-demand event was wait-listing prospective audience members.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
The California wait list time is up to 10 years; hence California has an even higher fraction of wait-list deaths.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Applied to 11 schools, accepted to six, wait-listed at two.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wait-list
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Qualifying schools also had to enroll more than 500 tuition-paying students.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security said the demand for information relates to Harvard's certification under the Student Visitor and Exchange Program, through which the university can enroll international students.—
July 9,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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From 2020–2024, more than thirty graduates from Deerfield matriculated to Brown University and Yale University, respectively.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Until that point, Victor had been living a typical postgrad creative life in Brooklyn, matriculating through the stand-up comedy scene and working part-time at the woman-run satire website Reductress.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
Verb
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He was listed as the No. 28 prospect for the draft by MLB.com.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Multiple reports have listed the Celtics among the suitors for Lillard.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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After the ceremony, new citizens were encouraged to register to vote at a table set up in the back of the room, staffed by the Maricopa County Recorder's Office.—
Hannah Dreyfus,
AZCentral.com,
5 July 2025
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Click here to register and place a $5 bet on any of these markets and get the reward if your bet settles as a win.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
Verb
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As millions of online shoppers eagerly await the start of Amazon Prime Day, now less than a week away, with sales scheduled to begin on July 8, security researchers have dropped a warning bombshell: the discovery of 120,000 fake Amazon websites waiting to trap users and steal their money.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Payroll deductions were scheduled to begin on July 1, but they’re now slated to start on Jan. 1, 2027, with benefits kicking in the following year.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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The speedy receiver and return specialist for Dallas is facing a pair of misdemeanor charges after being arrested and booked into Collin County Jail, per The Dallas Morning News.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
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Before being booked into Paul Rein on Tuesday, Rogers lived at the Studio 6 in Coral Springs, 5645 N. University Dr.—
David J. Neal
July 6,
Miami Herald,
6 July 2025
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“Wait-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wait-list. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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