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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2
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
Officials were previously awaiting toxicology results to determine whether the woman had been poisoned.
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Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
On numerous occasions while awaiting decisions on his postconviction motions, Avery has mailed letters to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and the state Supreme Court without attorney approval, asking for speedier decisions.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Mangione, who allegedly shot and killed United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, is currently awaiting trial.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 1 Oct. 2025
In the end, Open Group’s tragic karaoke tune captures fear, longing, suspense, despair, loss, destruction, displacement, awaiting of news, disappointment in diplomatic solutions, the ecological and human toll of it all.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Roughly 14,000 Haitian refugees were still there awaiting the processing of their asylum cases when the balseros began arriving.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Police are awaiting information from vehicle data analysis and toxicology.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
Espinosa, who had previously been deported and reentered the country illegally, is being held in Oklahoma awaiting extradition to Indiana.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Now Gary is 79, sitting inside Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, awaiting a murder trial.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
On numerous occasions while awaiting decisions on his postconviction motions, Avery has mailed letters to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and the state Supreme Court without attorney approval, asking for speedier decisions.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Mangione, who allegedly shot and killed United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, is currently awaiting trial.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 1 Oct. 2025
In the end, Open Group’s tragic karaoke tune captures fear, longing, suspense, despair, loss, destruction, displacement, awaiting of news, disappointment in diplomatic solutions, the ecological and human toll of it all.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Roughly 14,000 Haitian refugees were still there awaiting the processing of their asylum cases when the balseros began arriving.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Police are awaiting information from vehicle data analysis and toxicology.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
Espinosa, who had previously been deported and reentered the country illegally, is being held in Oklahoma awaiting extradition to Indiana.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Now Gary is 79, sitting inside Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, awaiting a murder trial.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaiting
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Another patron, anticipating his wife’s arrival, brought a couple of bottles of wine in a paper bag and handed them to the bar’s front man, Tracy Westmoreland, who looked unfazed.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The 29-year-old father, who was anticipating the birth of a baby girl, spent four days at the Duval County Jail before being extradited to Polk County.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium had been waiting for a moment like this.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Others on Third Avenue are still waiting for housing.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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The shutdown means the Fed will be partially flying blind with investors expecting the central bank's second rate cut of the year later this month and another decrease in December.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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García-Hernández, a married father of four who was expecting a fifth child with his wife Stephanny Gauffeny, was 32 years old.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Awaiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaiting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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