as in anticipation
the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence
that feeling of optimistic expectancy that fills theatergoers as they wait for the curtain to rise
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Recent Examples of expectancy
California was the second-best state for life expectancy, according to WalletHub.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2025
As customers grow more accustomed to a constant drumbeat of extraordinary claims of potency, exclusivity and medicinal usefulness — coupled to a significant expectancy bias — the road ahead for the cannabis and hemp industry(ies) meets with a few immediate challenges.
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
Thanks in part to the NHS's failures, Britons are falling behind on metrics from life expectancy to infant mortality.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Post-pandemic rebound Life expectancy is trending upward, one of several data points that indicate public health is rebounding since the pandemic.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2025
As customers grow more accustomed to a constant drumbeat of extraordinary claims of potency, exclusivity and medicinal usefulness — coupled to a significant expectancy bias — the road ahead for the cannabis and hemp industry(ies) meets with a few immediate challenges.
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
Thanks in part to the NHS's failures, Britons are falling behind on metrics from life expectancy to infant mortality.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Post-pandemic rebound Life expectancy is trending upward, one of several data points that indicate public health is rebounding since the pandemic.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectancy
Noun
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San Francisco hitters made harder contact in the fifth, but everything found a glove as anticipation began to build about a potential perfect game.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860–1920 by Manisha Sinha Andrew Delbanco The Connoisseur of Desire F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great theme of erotic anticipation is never more alive than in the longings of Jay Gatsby.—
Rachel Nolan,
The New York Review of Books,
9 May 2025
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How to Watch Bodo/Glimt vs. Tottenham Hotspur: Date: Thursday, May 6, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM EDT Channel: Telemundo Stream: Fubo (Try for free) Despite a tough season by normal expectations, Tottenham Hotspur still faces the possibility of clinching major European success this season.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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This step can more accurately set expectations and also ensure users aren’t being put at risk by wrongfully assuming a device will monitor them for a particular condition.—
Dani Mariano,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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“Expectancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectancy. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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