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Recent Examples of waiting room
This multi-level facility unfolds to reveal a waiting room, patient rooms, and operating rooms, each of which are spacious and well-furnished.
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Jim’s friend Dale met us in the waiting room, wearing a beautiful brown corduroy dress.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The people in the waiting room clap for me and offer congratulations.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
One cleverly has David meeting his father (Hamish Linklater) in the waiting room of the hospital where he was born prematurely.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Jim’s friend Dale met us in the waiting room, wearing a beautiful brown corduroy dress.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The people in the waiting room clap for me and offer congratulations.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
One cleverly has David meeting his father (Hamish Linklater) in the waiting room of the hospital where he was born prematurely.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for waiting room
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiting room
Noun
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At each lounge, Plank was sure to take full advantage of the food and drink offerings.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The upper-deck sky lounge, considered the family room, is a great example.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The hardware represents the San Diego chipmaker’s entry into the data center market and places the company in direct competition with NorCal peers Nvidia and AMD.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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In the July 2025 entry of his weekly newsletter, the dad of three penned a message about finding fulfillment in life outside of the sports world.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During a soft lockdown, the school’s teachers are asked to check the hallways for staff and students before locking doors and windows.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Patients still receive care in hallways and wait hours or even days to be admitted.—
Dr. Bryce Pulliam,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The vestibules that connect the ticketing entrance with the boarding area also have air conditioning.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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At one end of the terrace, a sleek glass-and-brass elevator car emerges from two trap doors inside a discreet glass vestibule, popping up as if out of thin air.—
Katherine McGrath,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiting%20room. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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