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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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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as in foresaw
to realize or know about beforehand
I anticipated this unhelpful response
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Recent Examples of anticipated
Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found.
—Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
City News Service, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
In interviewing Holocaust survivors about their lives, members of the Shoah Foundation also anticipated questions that students might ask.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Breadon said the city broke ground last year on two new community centers in the North End and Dorchester, at an anticipated cost of $110 million and $65 million, respectively.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found.
—Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Any proposals to alter the measure are anticipated to be placed on the November ballot for voters to decide.
—City News Service, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
In interviewing Holocaust survivors about their lives, members of the Shoah Foundation also anticipated questions that students might ask.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticipated
Adjective
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An expected trip by Vice President JD Vance to Pakistan for a second round of talks with Iranian officials is being put on hold after negotiators from Tehran reportedly declined to participate.—
Mike Sheen,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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On Wednesday, the mayor outlined his plan to close an expected $146 million budget deficit for the new fiscal year that begins in July.—
Chris Cate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Leveraging this method has long been awaited by cosmologists, but only in recent years has data for both the CMB and for large-scale structure surveys become robust enough to yield a meaningful result like this.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
21 Apr. 2026
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Parades, celebratory banquets and question-and-answer sessions with local students awaited space explorers who visited the city.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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He's even designed to take a fall without sustaining serious damage, so Imagineers foresaw the inevitable when releasing an animatronic out into the busy park environment.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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In 1685, Giovanni Borelli, the Italian physicist, foresaw a world where machines driven by pulleys could ape the actions of animals.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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During the scheduled recess on April 2, the Senate and Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, voted unanimously to send a DHS funding bill back to the House for consideration.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine's men's water polo team forfeited a scheduled World Cup game Monday against a team of Russians in Malta and the Russians were handed a 5-0 win by default.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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One study that Edens was involved in was initiated by the Texas Defender Service and looked at whether experts accurately predicted future violence by defendants.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
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However, while a potentially strong El Niño is predicted to develop by the end of the summer to early fall, there is not one present right now.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Anticipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticipated. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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