waiting room
noun
: a room (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (such as patients) who are waiting
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Then, in the waiting room, there were truly 10 other Gildas sat waiting to go in with big curly hair.
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Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
Indeed, the waiting room at her clinic was packed on a Friday morning in September.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
The waiting room leads to a truly disorienting, swirling hallway lined with doors.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
This looks like the curtains in a doctor’s waiting room.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
Indeed, the waiting room at her clinic was packed on a Friday morning in September.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
The waiting room leads to a truly disorienting, swirling hallway lined with doors.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
This looks like the curtains in a doctor’s waiting room.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20room. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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