in anticipation of
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: expecting that (something will happen or that someone will arrive)
They hired extra police officers in anticipation of a big crowd at the concert.
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Barbaro donned a gas mask, in anticipation of the use of tear gas.
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Sally Ventura
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
The administration has also sent additional air defenses to the region over the last few days in anticipation of a potential response.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 22 June 2025
The trucks appear to be sealing tunnels that serve as entrances to underground facilities used to store uranium, possibly in anticipation of an American attack.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 June 2025
On the same evening, my brother Claude was wheeled into Marble-Brooke Senior Living’s General-Purpose Room in anticipation of his son’s weekly visit.
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
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Sally Ventura
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
The administration has also sent additional air defenses to the region over the last few days in anticipation of a potential response.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 22 June 2025
The trucks appear to be sealing tunnels that serve as entrances to underground facilities used to store uranium, possibly in anticipation of an American attack.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 June 2025
On the same evening, my brother Claude was wheeled into Marble-Brooke Senior Living’s General-Purpose Room in anticipation of his son’s weekly visit.
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for in anticipation of
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“In anticipation of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20anticipation%20of. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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