as in denied
to officially say that you will not use or require something that you are allowed to have or that is usually required
She waived her right to a lawyer. The university waives the application fee for low-income students.
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Recent Examples of waived
Adoption fees are being waived for all dogs that have been in the shelter for 60 or more days.
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Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Mike Conley — a player the Timberwolves waived this February in order to eventually sign back for a cheaper salary cap figure — intercepted the desperate pass.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
In the event of an emergency such as a tropical storm or hurricane in the Miami-Dade County area, parking fees can be waived.
—Jennifer Sangalang, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
His replacement, Matt Gay, was waived twice in 2025.
—Sam Warren, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Duterte has not been present in the courtroom for any hearings, having waived his right to appear.
—CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Duterte has not been present in the courtroom for any hearings, having waived his right to appear.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
He was waived and reached an injury settlement before playing in a game and wasn’t picked up by another team.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
On March 30, prosecutors waived the death penalty for Martin.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Mike Conley — a player the Timberwolves waived this February in order to eventually sign back for a cheaper salary cap figure — intercepted the desperate pass.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
In the event of an emergency such as a tropical storm or hurricane in the Miami-Dade County area, parking fees can be waived.
—Jennifer Sangalang, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
His replacement, Matt Gay, was waived twice in 2025.
—Sam Warren, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Duterte has not been present in the courtroom for any hearings, having waived his right to appear.
—CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Duterte has not been present in the courtroom for any hearings, having waived his right to appear.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
He was waived and reached an injury settlement before playing in a game and wasn’t picked up by another team.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
On March 30, prosecutors waived the death penalty for Martin.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waived
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But the country’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has denied Cuba has political prisoners and has stressed that his government is not negotiating any internal political matters with the United States.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Beyoncé's publicist has denied rumors that the singer's next album will be released the week of the Met Gala.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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This suggests that Bronze Age individuals relinquished pieces of their wealth as a sacred offering.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Siavash Ghoreishi, a pediatrician in private practice, and Jila Khorsand, a pathologist with a large medical group, both relinquished their medical licenses shortly after their daughter's death and have disputed Scott's claims.—
Juliet Pennington,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Waived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waived. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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