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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Indeed, the waiting room at her clinic was packed on a Friday morning in September.
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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
Robert and Catherine take turns trading places between the ICU, the waiting room, and the hospital entrance, where people go to take phone calls and smoke and scream.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
Robert and Catherine take turns trading places between the ICU, the waiting room, and the hospital entrance, where people go to take phone calls and smoke and scream.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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 4 Dec. 2024.
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