as in to deny
to officially say that you will not use or require something that you are allowed to have or that is usually required
She waived her right to a lawyer. The university waives the application fee for low-income students.
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Recent Examples of waive
Those approved through the CBP Home app will have their travel paid for, receive an additional $1,000 stipend through the federal government, and have any fines for previous failure to depart be waived.
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Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2025
He is expected to receive four consecutive terms of life imprisonment with no chance of parole, plus another 10 years, and has waived his right to appeal and to seek a sentence reduction.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
The idea was that by waiving permitting regulations and reviews under the California Coastal Act and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), homeowners and builders could start cleaning up, putting up walls, and getting people back into houses faster.
—Umair Irfan, Wired News, 19 July 2025
The case went to trial two years later, during which Bardo waived his right to a jury trial in exchange for the judge not seeking the death penalty, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 18 July 2025
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Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2025
He is expected to receive four consecutive terms of life imprisonment with no chance of parole, plus another 10 years, and has waived his right to appeal and to seek a sentence reduction.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
The idea was that by waiving permitting regulations and reviews under the California Coastal Act and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), homeowners and builders could start cleaning up, putting up walls, and getting people back into houses faster.
—Umair Irfan, Wired News, 19 July 2025
The case went to trial two years later, during which Bardo waived his right to a jury trial in exchange for the judge not seeking the death penalty, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waive
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Or will he get lumped in with Arthur Burns, abettor of the ‘70’s inflation debacle, and be denied Hall of Fame entry.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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In the days that followed, Bey said, the department also denied her the opportunity to see her son’s body until the day before his funeral.—
Kennedy Sessions,
Kansas City Star,
3 Aug. 2025
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The program was created in 2010 by the La Jolla Community Foundation and subsequently was relinquished to the oversight of the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Expensive, but necessary The Magic went hard after Desmond Bane of the Memphis Grizzlies, and had to relinquish a package that included four first-round picks, and a first-round pick swap to get him.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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“Waive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waive. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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