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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Expand All Yuba City Everyone was crying when Johnny Matthews rushed into the hospital waiting room.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
No more searching for a parking spot and reading a year-old magazine in an uncomfortable waiting room chair.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
In the quiet of the nearby waiting room, Jerry and Lisa prayed and worried.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
As a result, the veteran felt embarrassed and suffered an anxiety attack in the waiting room, prompting the service dog to act in line with her training, prosecutors said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
No more searching for a parking spot and reading a year-old magazine in an uncomfortable waiting room chair.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
In the quiet of the nearby waiting room, Jerry and Lisa prayed and worried.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
As a result, the veteran felt embarrassed and suffered an anxiety attack in the waiting room, prompting the service dog to act in line with her training, prosecutors said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20room. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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