as in scheduled
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events
the children did their chores, but not without the expected whining
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as in anticipated
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
we expect their arrival late this afternoon
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Recent Examples of expected
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Plant the seeds about 6 to 8 weeks before the last expected frost in your area.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Tuesday's declines followed a hotter-than-expected reading of a key consumer inflation measure as the war in Iran lifts oil prices, sending investors into risk-off mode.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Forecasters are closely watching the model runs for the expected El Niño, which show a stark warming in the Pacific this summer.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The expected sailing time to Rotterdam is around five days, the cruise company said.
—Iain Sullivan, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Payton said the second procedure, which came just before the NFL Draft last month, was an expected part of the quarterback’s overall rehab process.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 9 May 2026
The nearly 50% surge could push the share of fuel costs to total operating expenses from just under a quarter to nearly a third, wiping out any expected profit margin.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Charles is an expected future Hall of Famer.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Kennedy French, Variety, 8 May 2026
What, then, can be expected of him in the coming years?
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Gabi is expected to make its next public appearance at Seoul’s upcoming Lantern Festival on May 16-17, honoring the Buddha’s birthday.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Those ratings create an estimate of how many goals each team is expected to score and allow in a game against an average opponent at a neutral site.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 7 May 2026
The company is expected to begin taking applications from solar and industrial installers later this year.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Winner and his/her/their guest are subject to security check and bag search prior to entry and are expected to comply with all security procedures.
—AJC.com, 7 May 2026
More storms were expected Thursday with the possibility of tornadoes across parts of Alabama, Georgia and Florida, the weather service said.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
That item was expected to undergo testing.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Adjective
Many of these crops can be sown six to eight weeks before the last expected frost in your region, but exact timing depends on your local climate.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Plant the seeds about 6 to 8 weeks before the last expected frost in your area.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Tuesday's declines followed a hotter-than-expected reading of a key consumer inflation measure as the war in Iran lifts oil prices, sending investors into risk-off mode.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Forecasters are closely watching the model runs for the expected El Niño, which show a stark warming in the Pacific this summer.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The expected sailing time to Rotterdam is around five days, the cruise company said.
—Iain Sullivan, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Payton said the second procedure, which came just before the NFL Draft last month, was an expected part of the quarterback’s overall rehab process.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 9 May 2026
The nearly 50% surge could push the share of fuel costs to total operating expenses from just under a quarter to nearly a third, wiping out any expected profit margin.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Charles is an expected future Hall of Famer.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Verb
Barry Keoghan is also expected to appear once more as the Joker.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 8 May 2026
What, then, can be expected of him in the coming years?
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Gabi is expected to make its next public appearance at Seoul’s upcoming Lantern Festival on May 16-17, honoring the Buddha’s birthday.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Those ratings create an estimate of how many goals each team is expected to score and allow in a game against an average opponent at a neutral site.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 7 May 2026
The company is expected to begin taking applications from solar and industrial installers later this year.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Winner and his/her/their guest are subject to security check and bag search prior to entry and are expected to comply with all security procedures.
—AJC.com, 7 May 2026
More storms were expected Thursday with the possibility of tornadoes across parts of Alabama, Georgia and Florida, the weather service said.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
That item was expected to undergo testing.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expected
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Between scheduled activities, guests have access to an infrared sauna, an outdoor heated pool, a jacuzzi and cold plunges.—
Lauren Schuster,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
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Frontier has added 3 million seats in the last week to its scheduled flying between June and September, the analysis shows.—
Siddharth Philip,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
Verb
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The new balance between internal combustion and electrical energy means more fuel will be burned than electrical energy deployed, with the split anticipated to be closer to 60/40 rather than the current 50/50.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Where else is Buc-ee's anticipated to open?—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
Verb
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The development came as court ended early for the day as the jury awaited an answer to its first request to revisit some evidence.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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On display are historic photographs and artifacts, even the Pierce-Arrow limousine that awaited Wilson on his arrival in New York after negotiating the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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“Expected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expected. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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