Thesaurus results for EXPECTATION

expectation

noun

ˌek-ˌspek-ˈtā-shən

as in anticipation

the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence in expectation of a harsh winter, we budgeted more money than usual for the cost of heating our home

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Recent Examples of expectation The expectation of a permanent deal being reached sooner rather than later fell sharply on Polymarket overnight. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 When the set was ready, fans heard a story (narrated by Karol in Spanish, and projected onto the screens in English) about a girl who had to break from social expectations to find her voice, and who used that strength to create light, water, fire, and valleys. —

Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026 Also important to administrators was an agreement to place boundaries on the potentially unlimited, uncompensated work expectations that accompany the job of principal and assistant principal. —

Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 There had been an expectation that the next Bentayga would be all-electric. —

Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for expectation

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In anticipation, Kolluri said, NJ Transit had bumped up the maintenance schedules on a slew of its passenger cars and contracted hundreds of buses to be on standby in the event of problems with the rail lines along the Northeast Corridor.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
That said, a small portion of inventory was strategically reserved by both networks in anticipation of a hot scatter market; when freed up, those units are expected to be the most valuable buys on the summer sports calendar.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026