as in expected
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events
the anticipated date of delivery is July 14th
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1
as in awaited
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
I anticipate that we'll be seeing you for New Year's
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2
as in foresaw
to realize or know about beforehand
I anticipated this unhelpful response
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Recent Examples of anticipated
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
Heading into the season, Weapons and F1 were nowhere to be found when Fandango put out its annual survey of the top-10 most anticipated summer films.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
MacWorld reported that the Pro and Air models are anticipated to have a new camera bar, where the design element holding the phone's rear cameras stretches across the phone.
—James Powel, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Divide and replant peonies 4 weeks before the first anticipated killing frost in your area.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
Heading into the season, Weapons and F1 were nowhere to be found when Fandango put out its annual survey of the top-10 most anticipated summer films.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Here are the peak dates of meteor showers anticipated in 2025, according to the American Meteor Society and EarthSky.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
MacWorld reported that the Pro and Air models are anticipated to have a new camera bar, where the design element holding the phone's rear cameras stretches across the phone.
—James Powel, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticipated
Adjective
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The expected utility—that is, the insights and advantages a buyer hopes to extract—largely dictates the price ceiling.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Investors are now looking forward to the US nonfarm payrolls data due Friday to determine the size of an expected Fed rate cut later this month.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Royals awaited the results as Witt was still dealing with some discomfort.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Those debts, per the outlet, included employees missing a recent paycheck, while freelancers and vendors awaited unpaid funds.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Nobody outside of the player’s inner circle foresaw this outcome.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The scheduled follow-up inspection has not yet occurred.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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The court found that the secretary is not authorized to cancel an ongoing TPS extension before its scheduled end.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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However, the Ulrich plan largely predicted it right, envisioning a district that would absorb all of California’s northern state line with Oregon, stretching to Nevada.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Her nails, designed by celebrity manicurist Tom Bachik, followed predicted fall trends with a milky pink base and a short cut.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Anticipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticipated. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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