as in expectations
the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence
in anticipation of a job offer, she had already begun looking for an apartment in the city where the company was based
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Recent Examples of anticipations
Expectations of rate cuts at central banks like the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England have fallen, and in many cases been replaced by anticipations of hawkish monetary policy, sending yields on some European bonds to multi-decade highs.
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
For traders focused on specific events, having a strong grasp of historical trends can be beneficial, although the results are largely contingent on how the company’s outcomes measure up to market anticipations.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
For traders focused on specific events, having a strong grasp of historical trends can be beneficial, although the results are largely contingent on how the company’s outcomes measure up to market anticipations.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticipations
expectations
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Both parties had returned to more direct negotiations after the parcel volume and revenue projections from several companies that submitted bids fell short of the federal agency’s expectations, the WSJ report said.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
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In his new report, Brinkman cites Tesla’s disappointing deliveries—just 358,000 vehicles for Q1—then uses that number to spotlight the giant and growing historical disparity between the market’s vast hyper-bullish expectations and Tesla’s actual underwhelming performance.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Anticipations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticipations. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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