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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In episode nine, when Dana has to come in and break up the fight about masks between the two women in the waiting room, was that complicated to block and shoot?
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
In the 2020 protest Geraghty took part in, for example, a group of activists shoved their way into the waiting room of the Washington Surgi-Clinic.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Willow wanted to come along, so the big sister played in a waiting room for the duration of the check-up.
—Staff Author, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Calling ahead allows the health care provider to make accommodations and provide guidance on how to safely see the patient while reducing the risk of measles spreading in a busy waiting room.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
In the 2020 protest Geraghty took part in, for example, a group of activists shoved their way into the waiting room of the Washington Surgi-Clinic.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Willow wanted to come along, so the big sister played in a waiting room for the duration of the check-up.
—Staff Author, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Calling ahead allows the health care provider to make accommodations and provide guidance on how to safely see the patient while reducing the risk of measles spreading in a busy waiting room.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
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 13 Mar. 2025.
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