1
as in anticipating
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 waiting
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 awaiting
When her mom went missing, awaiting a better result, Guthrie searched there again.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The map recently passed through the Maryland House of Delegates and is awaiting action by the state Senate.
—Sherrilyn Ifill, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
The data comes as investors are awaiting the January jobs report, which has been delayed due to the partial government shutdown.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Nanos said detectives are very much on the hunt, while awaiting unspecified laboratory results that could help in their search.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
He was found dead one month later in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Bahamon Martinez is being held in the Orange County Jail while awaiting criminal proceedings on his homicide charge.
—Louis Casiano , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
That settlement is awaiting approval from a judge.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Feb. 2026
In preparation for her masquerade ball, Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) glides through Bridgerton House, overseeing her staff and eagerly awaiting the return of her daughters, Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and Eloise (Claudia Jesse), from Scotland.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
Jay Stahl, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The map recently passed through the Maryland House of Delegates and is awaiting action by the state Senate.
—Sherrilyn Ifill, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
The data comes as investors are awaiting the January jobs report, which has been delayed due to the partial government shutdown.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Nanos said detectives are very much on the hunt, while awaiting unspecified laboratory results that could help in their search.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
He was found dead one month later in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Bahamon Martinez is being held in the Orange County Jail while awaiting criminal proceedings on his homicide charge.
—Louis Casiano , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
That settlement is awaiting approval from a judge.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Feb. 2026
In preparation for her masquerade ball, Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) glides through Bridgerton House, overseeing her staff and eagerly awaiting the return of her daughters, Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and Eloise (Claudia Jesse), from Scotland.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaiting
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In a meeting this week, Arizona officials seemed to be anticipating failure.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Like other abolitionists anticipating slavery’s spread with westward expansion, Codding was drawn to Lockport, a key location linking the nation.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Researchers hope that the TAL system could eventually be a viable strategy for patients who are waiting for donor lungs — specifically, those with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) along with necrotizing pneumonia or septic shock.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Officers then moved in on the nurses who did not give way, zip-tied their hands and led them to waiting police vans.—
Barry Williams,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Stalin invaded in November of 1939, expecting a quick takeover, but the Finns inflicted many times more casualties on the Soviets before eventually ceding 11 percent of their territory and partial control over their foreign affairs.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Jordan Bender, senior equity analyst at Citizens, is expecting record breaking trading volumes on prediction markets this weekend at the same time that legal wagering on traditional sportsbooks — or handle as it is known — falls 2% from last year.—
Peyton Forte,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Awaiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaiting. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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