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Recent Examples of waiting room
Stories for the waiting room The U.S. could face a national hospital bed shortage within seven years if there isn’t a reduction in the hospitalization rate, an increase in the number of staffed hospital beds or some combination, say researchers in a new study.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The Botox provider summoned me from the waiting room quickly.
—Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
Susan Anderson, age 52, sits in the corner of a sunlit waiting room at a dermatology clinic in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
Across the street on a balmy February evening, DoorDash driver Jefferson entered a spare, windowless waiting room to pick up an order.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The Botox provider summoned me from the waiting room quickly.
—Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
Susan Anderson, age 52, sits in the corner of a sunlit waiting room at a dermatology clinic in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
Across the street on a balmy February evening, DoorDash driver Jefferson entered a spare, windowless waiting room to pick up an order.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiting room
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In an upstairs players’ lounge, two of his team-mates are gathered around a dartboard, laughing.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Cocktails are served at six in the lounge, a great opportunity to mingle with the very interesting sorts a place like this attracts.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
22 May 2025
Noun
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As for the boys, having double the number of entries isn’t that surprising as the section has three vaulters over 16-feet among the top 9 in the state.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Aid groups say that the territory’s 2 million residents are facing starvation, after Israel blocked the entry of humanitarian assistance for two months.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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The immigration officers waited for hours in the hallways of the immigration court as the hearings took place, chit-chatting and cracking jokes among themselves.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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The mountain of allegations exploded into public view months after Ventura’s suit when surveillance footage was leaked to CNN showing her being savagely beaten by Combs in a hallway at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles in March 2016.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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Among other items, the board will discuss: A bid for purchasing a roughly $27,000 secure entry vestibule to be installed at Alfred Fairfax Academy.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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However, Public Safety officers closed the door linking the library and the vestibule, and handcuffs were used to secure it, according to the outlet.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
8 May 2025
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiting%20room. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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