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waiting

[wey-ting] / ˈweɪ tɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
remaining
Synonyms




NOUN
ambush
Synonyms




Example Sentences

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Investors are still waiting for the paid service to start in a new city.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

“Thank you, Mr. President!” his campaign posted on the social media platform X. “This is the moment California has been waiting for!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

A few hours earlier, while waiting for Wille outside the museum, I encountered an elderly Black man, apparently unhoused, standing on Michigan Avenue.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

A 30-year-old Chinese seafarer on a vessel waiting to sail into the Persian Gulf describes, night and day, seeing missiles and drones flying overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“So, to answer your question of what this all is,” her moshom said, “everyone is waiting for you to read your poem, my girl.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith