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
While awaiting prosecution for the Mahany Park shooting, Abril escaped from Placer County sheriff’s custody while receiving medical treatment at Sutter Roseville Medical Center.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Cody Laweryson, who had thrown a scoreless fourth inning, had finished his arm care routine and was awaiting news on his fate.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Officers outside the courthouse in New York early Thursday awaiting Maduro's arrival.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Parrott was arrested in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Wednesday and is awaiting extradition to the Harris County, police said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
In the weeks after her mother’s disappearance, Guthrie hunkered down with her siblings in Arizona while awaiting updates from investigators.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
CharlotteFive reached out to the team at Choplin’s for more information Thursday, March 26, and was awaiting a response.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
City leaders are also awaiting the results of an assessment on the 60-year-old stadium’s condition, now expected this fall, which would identify where repairs are needed and inform the city’s future decisions on the stadium.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Duggar, who lives in Arkansas, is awaiting extradition to Florida.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Cody Laweryson, who had thrown a scoreless fourth inning, had finished his arm care routine and was awaiting news on his fate.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Officers outside the courthouse in New York early Thursday awaiting Maduro's arrival.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Parrott was arrested in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Wednesday and is awaiting extradition to the Harris County, police said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
In the weeks after her mother’s disappearance, Guthrie hunkered down with her siblings in Arizona while awaiting updates from investigators.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
CharlotteFive reached out to the team at Choplin’s for more information Thursday, March 26, and was awaiting a response.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
City leaders are also awaiting the results of an assessment on the 60-year-old stadium’s condition, now expected this fall, which would identify where repairs are needed and inform the city’s future decisions on the stadium.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Duggar, who lives in Arkansas, is awaiting extradition to Florida.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaiting
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Upon first light in Wrigleyville early Thursday, the marquee at Murphy’s Bleachers, the venerable bar at the corner of Waveland and Sheffield avenues, still counted down toward a day people had been anticipating for the past 166 days, since the Cubs ended last season.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Potential bidders and sports finance executives have been anticipating the league’s decision for years and will not be surprised by Wednesday’s vote.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Long Beach father Rhett Pascual isn't losing hope despite waiting for weeks to be put on the waiting list to receive a life-saving heart transplant.—
Hunter Sowards,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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But in 2019, fire officials shifted the protocol to waiting until a call went through a triage analysis.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ferrari’s new 849 Testarossa, unveiled in September and expecting first customer deliveries in the second quarter of this year, is a completely different beast.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2026
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Netflix and Hybe raffled off 22,000 tickets for cordoned seating dancing areas surrounding the stage, but the streamer and label were expecting at least 260,000 people to pour into the square and its surrounding streets.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Awaiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaiting. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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