waitlist
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of waitlist
Example Sentences
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The company has served more than half a million riders and has another half million signed up for its waitlist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
"Our findings highlight the need to better support patients in progressing from referral to the waitlist, where many possibly eligible individuals are not ultimately listed," said study co-senior author Michal A. Mankowski, PhD.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026
But the low attendance came as a surprise to Dave & Buster’s—a rave the summer prior had sold out, with a 2,000-person-strong waitlist.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
After six weeks at Sacred Heart, she moved off the waitlist at St. Mary’s Residence on the Upper East Side, where she lived for nearly a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Place her on an assisted-living or senior-housing waitlist.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
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