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
Freeman is also awaiting sentencing for the 2022 murder of Gabriele Seitz in Roseville.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
No particular couch sticks in my memory, so perhaps these were neutral couches awaiting my emotions to spill out over them.
—Wendy C. Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
UConn is still awaiting decisions from Jaylin Stewart, Braylon Mullins and Solo Ball, along with Jacob Ross.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
His attempt to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook last year is currently awaiting a decision at the Supreme Court.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The rest remain in storage, awaiting their turn to be properly restored, a tricky job that can take months.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Those involved have been awaiting the shelter’s opening since 2021 when Covenant House, a nonprofit shelter and homeless services organization, first announced the location.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Some of the malpractice cases awaiting resolution were near settlement or scheduled to go to trial when the hold began.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
Each day, 16 to 17 people die awaiting transplants that never happen.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
No particular couch sticks in my memory, so perhaps these were neutral couches awaiting my emotions to spill out over them.
—Wendy C. Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
UConn is still awaiting decisions from Jaylin Stewart, Braylon Mullins and Solo Ball, along with Jacob Ross.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
His attempt to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook last year is currently awaiting a decision at the Supreme Court.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The rest remain in storage, awaiting their turn to be properly restored, a tricky job that can take months.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Those involved have been awaiting the shelter’s opening since 2021 when Covenant House, a nonprofit shelter and homeless services organization, first announced the location.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Some of the malpractice cases awaiting resolution were near settlement or scheduled to go to trial when the hold began.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
Each day, 16 to 17 people die awaiting transplants that never happen.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaiting
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Return on Tangible Common Equity (ROTCE) increased nicely, managing to edge out expectations as the bank closed out the quarter with a higher level of loans and deposits than the Street was anticipating.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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The letter came a day before California’s air regulators were set to release draft updates to the Cap-and-Invest program, with stakeholders anticipating additional changes to the initial January updates.—
Chaewon Chung
April 13,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Rather than waiting to lose sleep, consider swapping your heavy winter comforter and insulating sheets for bedding designed to keep you cool all night.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Stimel says waiting for prices to go down may not be the most economical idea.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Even so, this was not the day anyone was expecting of McIlroy.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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But Justin Watson is expecting big savings from his Chinese car.—
Seth Doane,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Awaiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaiting. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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