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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And, maybe the greatest part was that there was no waiting room.
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Once there, Evans said, staff told her to leave her 79-year-old aunt in the waiting room and wait outside because of capacity issues.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 May 2026
Despite a waiting room full of children, Lola was called back almost immediately.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
The clinic’s waiting room has begun to thin out for the day.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Once there, Evans said, staff told her to leave her 79-year-old aunt in the waiting room and wait outside because of capacity issues.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 May 2026
Despite a waiting room full of children, Lola was called back almost immediately.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
The clinic’s waiting room has begun to thin out for the day.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for waiting room
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20room. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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