as in expected
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events
at the awaited moment the President walked up to the lectern and began his address to the nation
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as in anticipated
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
members of the sect are confidently awaiting the imminent end of the world
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as in waited
to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something
crowds had been awaiting in the streets for hours
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Recent Examples of awaited
Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Kennedy has made major decisions on vaccines in the absence of a CDC director while Monarez awaited confirmation and continued to do so afterwards.
—Michael Erman, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Further details are keenly awaited and may arrive as early as September.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Geneva’s Emma Peterson knew that an opportunity awaited her in her first varsity season.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Tracks led from the tree where the cage had been padlocked to University Drive, where a getaway truck no doubt had awaited in the night.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Ahead, 3,140 miles of treacherous waters awaited.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Nvidia’s quarterly results on August 27 are keenly awaited for clues on demand for artificial intelligence.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Major stock indexes fell as traders awaited inflation data.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
He was carted off the field and Padres fans nervously awaited the news of Adam's injury.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Kennedy has made major decisions on vaccines in the absence of a CDC director while Monarez awaited confirmation and continued to do so afterwards.
—Michael Erman, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Further details are keenly awaited and may arrive as early as September.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Geneva’s Emma Peterson knew that an opportunity awaited her in her first varsity season.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Tracks led from the tree where the cage had been padlocked to University Drive, where a getaway truck no doubt had awaited in the night.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Ahead, 3,140 miles of treacherous waters awaited.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Nvidia’s quarterly results on August 27 are keenly awaited for clues on demand for artificial intelligence.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Major stock indexes fell as traders awaited inflation data.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaited
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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In which case, the good news is that the iPhone 17 Air may be getting a bigger battery than was anticipated.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Many had anticipated Sand would seek the governorship, launching his bid for the seat almost exactly one month after Reynolds announced her retirement.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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The epilogue reveals that Conrad has waited two years before sending Belly a handwritten letter.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The couple waited until February 2016 to claim their share of the grand prize.—
Jennifer Sangalang,
Treasure Coast Newspapers,
3 Sep. 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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“Awaited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaited. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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