waves (aside or off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of wave (aside or off)
as in waives

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  1. waives
  2. explains
  3. exculpates
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  • Fanatics Collect is attempting to up the ante for sellers by launching FanCash payouts for customers, which waives transaction fees from anywhere between six and 12 percent that typically accompanies any sale.
    — Larry Holder, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • There are also some penalty relief programs, such as the IRS First Time Abatement program, which waives penalties for many people with a history of compliance.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of waives
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  • Here, The Athletic explains who York is, his background and his relationship to Leeds.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The album, Cole explains, became as much about the support surrounding heartbreak as heartbreak itself.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of explains
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  • Among other things, Maxwell argued that new evidence released by the Department of Justice under the Epstein Files Transparency Act exculpates her and should be considered as part of an appeal.
    — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • With an emotional openness that successors like Pallbearer and Spirit Adrift would take and run with, Walker exculpates what’s in his heart and sings it directly into the heart of the listener.
    — Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Waves (aside or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waves%20%28aside%20or%20off%29. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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