as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body
the special nutritional needs of expecting women
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as in anticipating
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
we expect their arrival late this afternoon
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Recent Examples of expecting
Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The monthlong exhibition strains Assisi’s medieval streets and services, with officials expecting nearly half a million pilgrims through the mountainside city.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Some areas are expecting about 6 inches, while some areas may potentially see more than a foot, as well as gusty winds that will likely cause blowing snow and whiteout conditions.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Banijay is expecting over 400 buyers at its event, but is also invested in the wider health of London TV Screenings.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
Around 63 million people are under winter alerts from Tennessee to Maine as residents in cities including Philadelphia, Boston and New York City are expecting anywhere from 9 to 20 inches of snow.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
Sadly, park rangers are expecting poppies to be scarce this year.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Atwood, who had married, had a baby and was expecting a second, had also grown.
—Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Common red flags for daters include expecting the other person to pay for everything or having bad spending habits, The Harris Poll survey found.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
This news marks the first time the National Zoo has had an expecting Asian elephant in nearly 25 years.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Verb
Organizers are expecting some 1,500 Olympians, a bit over half those who competed in the Games, to parade into the monument built in the first century for gladiator fights and exotic animal hunts.
—Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The monthlong exhibition strains Assisi’s medieval streets and services, with officials expecting nearly half a million pilgrims through the mountainside city.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Some areas are expecting about 6 inches, while some areas may potentially see more than a foot, as well as gusty winds that will likely cause blowing snow and whiteout conditions.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Banijay is expecting over 400 buyers at its event, but is also invested in the wider health of London TV Screenings.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
Around 63 million people are under winter alerts from Tennessee to Maine as residents in cities including Philadelphia, Boston and New York City are expecting anywhere from 9 to 20 inches of snow.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
Sadly, park rangers are expecting poppies to be scarce this year.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Atwood, who had married, had a baby and was expecting a second, had also grown.
—Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Common red flags for daters include expecting the other person to pay for everything or having bad spending habits, The Harris Poll survey found.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expecting
Adjective
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Jury convicts Chesterton man on multiple counts A Porter County jury took just over an hour and a half to convict a Chesterton man of multiple charges, including strangulation of a pregnant woman.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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In 2009, Gales was convicted of manslaughter in the killing of a pregnant homeless woman.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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With pre-retirees now expecting their savings to last only 15 years while anticipating 25 to 30 years in retirement, the gap between expectation and reality is widening.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Public Works Department will continue efforts through the week, anticipating even more snow on Wednesday.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retaining Hall, 39, keeps one familiar face from Dart’s rookie year on the offensive side of the building for his second NFL season, with Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka and Shea Tierney all long gone.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Read is being held at Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center near Elk Grove awaiting sentencing, according to Sacramento County jail records.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Kerr wasn’t part of the federal case against Smith-Griffin, who is awaiting trial.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Expecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expecting. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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