Thesaurus results for ANTICIPATIONS

anticipations

noun

plural of anticipation

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 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

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expectations

Noun

Lee is happy the Sailors are off to a 4-0 start but believes the team is playing nowhere near expectations.

— Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
By late spring and early summer, though, gold had pushed decisively above the $3,500 mark, setting a fresh record and signaling that demand was staying strong even as markets adjusted to shifting rate-cut expectations.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026