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wait out

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Now all van der Sloot and his bride-to-be have to do is wait out the ten days to see if anyone objects.

The government said it would wait out the end of the holiday at the end of Ramadan, which passed over the weekend.

Left unexplained was why the Taliban would cut a deal with the Karzai government when it could simply wait out the surge.

More likely, they will try to wait out the withdrawal of combat forces over the next two years.

Daily power cuts last for hours and whole neighborhoods are silenced as workers wait out the hours without electricity.

"She is set upon staying in the harbor for three more days, to wait out the week," reported Jordde.

“Wait out on the porch for just a little while,” called Mr. Seaton, in a low voice.

Wait out there, like a jewel, till I put the beast away, and then you shall call me spalpeen again.

And it was a nerve-racking experience to wait out the night with its hidden but sure dangers.

It was just like our ill-luck to wait out of the shower; but for that delay we should have come in for the affray.

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On this page you'll find 127 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to wait out, such as: accept, bleed, encounter, experience, feel, and go through.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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