1
as in expecting
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 foreseeing
to realize or know about beforehand
I anticipated this unhelpful response
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Recent Examples of anticipating
Mimicry alone is limited, but anticipating human expressions is a vital first step for robots’ social development.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon BMNR, year-to-date Addressing the broader cryptocurrency universe, Lee is optimistic on both bitcoin and ethereum, anticipating the former will reach a new all-time high in 2026.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
But these accounts also have variable rates that are not well-positioned for the cooling interest rate landscape that many are anticipating for 2026.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
After adding Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo this offseason and anticipating the returns of Patrick Sandoval and Kutter Crawford from injury, the Red Sox have rotation options.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Thus, the industrial base reshaped around anticipating lower purchases.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
Her 17-year-old child was anticipating her graduation from Lafayette High School in August.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Newspaper clippings from 1960 anticipating its opening detailed its emulation of then-contemporary Japanese decor.
—Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
But 2025 didn’t turn out to be the boom year workers were anticipating.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon BMNR, year-to-date Addressing the broader cryptocurrency universe, Lee is optimistic on both bitcoin and ethereum, anticipating the former will reach a new all-time high in 2026.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
But these accounts also have variable rates that are not well-positioned for the cooling interest rate landscape that many are anticipating for 2026.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
After adding Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo this offseason and anticipating the returns of Patrick Sandoval and Kutter Crawford from injury, the Red Sox have rotation options.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Thus, the industrial base reshaped around anticipating lower purchases.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
Her 17-year-old child was anticipating her graduation from Lafayette High School in August.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Newspaper clippings from 1960 anticipating its opening detailed its emulation of then-contemporary Japanese decor.
—Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
But 2025 didn’t turn out to be the boom year workers were anticipating.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticipating
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This comes as the chief executive officer of listings platform Zillow is expecting a slow year for US housing.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The city is expecting to share another update this week.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The designer wrote his master’s thesis on wearables, foreseeing how smart clothing and other technologies could become part of daily life even before wireless technologies like Wifi and Bluetooth were standard.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Since 2021, these companies have collaborated on research and development concerning sub-terahertz devices, foreseeing the dawn of the 6G era.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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In their pretrial motion, prosecutors seek to keep Busfield in custody while awaiting trial.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Christiana Gallagher, another current school board member awaiting her replacement, also backed Ramirez.—
Samuel O'Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Dexcom — Shares of the glucose monitor manufacturer rose more than 5% after preannouncing fourth-quarter results and offering a forecast for 2026, predicting revenue growth of between 11% and 13%.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Many pundits were predicting a big Best Motion Picture Drama win for Sinners, and that might have been very popular for the audience at home, which actually has heard of and maybe even seen that hit film.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Anticipating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticipating. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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