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
Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Inside, piles of white fiber extracted from the plants’ leaves awaited combing, destined for everything from handbags to the shaggy chandeliers that have made Damman a rising design star.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
Tadens Joseph had eagerly awaited his glasses.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026
Joyce, the Angels’ hard-throwing reliever, is the one whose return is most eagerly awaited by fans.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
Left Arrow Right Arrow As the 2026 NFL Draft soldiered on through Saturday afternoon, many young men anxiously awaited the news of their fates for the next several years of football.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Another day, another setback for Berlin‘s long awaited Berlin Modern, as moisture damage in the building’s shell and microbial contamination in other parts of the structure have forced the postponement of the museum to 2030.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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, 21 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
Encounters with whales, dolphins and penguins awaited; landscapes of icy expanses, towering cliffs and rolling green hills beckoned.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Inside, piles of white fiber extracted from the plants’ leaves awaited combing, destined for everything from handbags to the shaggy chandeliers that have made Damman a rising design star.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
Tadens Joseph had eagerly awaited his glasses.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026
Joyce, the Angels’ hard-throwing reliever, is the one whose return is most eagerly awaited by fans.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
Left Arrow Right Arrow As the 2026 NFL Draft soldiered on through Saturday afternoon, many young men anxiously awaited the news of their fates for the next several years of football.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Another day, another setback for Berlin‘s long awaited Berlin Modern, as moisture damage in the building’s shell and microbial contamination in other parts of the structure have forced the postponement of the museum to 2030.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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, 21 Apr. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaited
Adjective
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Charles is an expected future Hall of Famer.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The expected tariff refund helped push the company’s stock up 6% in pre-market trading, before paring back gains.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Initial move-ins are anticipated by the 2028 ski season.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2026
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It was also noted that the project is coming in at a price lower than anticipated.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While family members and peers in Yuba City waited for more information, Burris writhed deeper into the bus, and responders in Martinez formulated a plan to rescue the people left inside.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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York walked in as a three-star recruit at Texas A&M in 2023, seized a starting job as a true freshman in fall camp, started 39 straight games at inside linebacker over three seasons, and waited with family April 26 to hear his name called on Day 3 of the NFL Draft.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Eleven minutes later, as guests settled into their meals, mentalist Oz Pearlman, the scheduled entertainer, was showing the president and first lady a trick.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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One report suggested that a massage therapist had shown up at the couple’s home for a pre-scheduled appointment but got no answer at the door and contacted their daughter, who went inside the home and found Rob Reiner slain.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Awaited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaited. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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