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Recent Examples of waiting room
In the opening of the clip, a 21-year-old Underwood is sitting in the waiting room before her audition.
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Daniela Avila, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Hardly anyone likes going through the hassle of scheduling and traveling to a doctor’s appointment, and then having to spend more time in the waiting room, often all for a perfunctory visit with a physician.
—Andrea Klemes, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
For the installation-performance hybrid, guests were directed to the exhibition space, a waiting room replica, by ushers who never returned to collect them, producing the banal anxiety of liminal, unstructured time.
—Phoebe Chen, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Then, in the waiting room, there were truly 10 other Gildas sat waiting to go in with big curly hair.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
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Daniela Avila, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Hardly anyone likes going through the hassle of scheduling and traveling to a doctor’s appointment, and then having to spend more time in the waiting room, often all for a perfunctory visit with a physician.
—Andrea Klemes, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
For the installation-performance hybrid, guests were directed to the exhibition space, a waiting room replica, by ushers who never returned to collect them, producing the banal anxiety of liminal, unstructured time.
—Phoebe Chen, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Then, in the waiting room, there were truly 10 other Gildas sat waiting to go in with big curly hair.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiting room
Noun
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Additionally, subscription models allow guests to visit a variety of lounges around the world without splurging on first-class airfare.—
Pascal Bélanger,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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With red fringe trim and leopard pillows, this red couch makes for a sophisticated and luxurious spot to lounge.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The film was Kenya’s official entry for the best international feature film category of the Oscars.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Its biggest problems all come from factors outside its control, such as the decline in foot traffic post-pandemic, the continued rise of e-commerce, falling insurer reimbursement rates for prescriptions, and the entry of big players like Walmart, Costco, and Amazon into pharmacy services.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Fall of Diddy includes a snippet of harrowing footage from March 5, 2016, that CNN released, where Combs is seen attacking Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway, kicking and shoving her, then dragging her by her sweatshirt before throwing an object at her.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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The retired general’s portrait at the Pentagon, hung in the Joint Chiefs hallway, was taken down Monday less than two weeks after it was put up.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Some riders will end up standing in the vestibules and aisles.—
Larry Penner,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2025
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It was located in the vestibule of the entrance hall under the grand staircase.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiting%20room. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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