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
Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
The song could be included in an expected Aaliyah album.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Composer Christopher Larkin’s score equally haunting and soothing depending on the locale, often lulling the player into a meditative state just in time for an unexpected (or frankly, expected) threat to break the peace.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Warren currently leads the league in receiving yards after contact over expected (+59).
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Among the expected Bronco starters on defense for Saturday evening’s game at Falcon Stadium, only three have faced Air Force before — fifth-year cornerback A’Marion McCoy, senior defensive tackle Braxton Fely and redshirt junior edge Jayden Virgin-Morgan.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2025
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Online lender Klarna priced its IPO at $40 per share on Tuesday, above its expected range, in a deal that values the Swedish company at about $15 billion.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
However, economists caution, the better-than-expected reading could be a sign of a slowing economy and that shrinking businesses’ margins could foretell higher prices for consumers in the near future.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The expected leadership bid of the nationalistic Takaichi will also be closely watched by Japan's powerful neighbour China.
—Kaori Kaneko, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Austin Mock, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The Baltimore Ravens entered the 2025 NFL season expected to be one of the league's top Super Bowl contenders.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Deadlinereports it’s expected to rake in anywhere between $30 million to $35 million domestically.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
On Saturday, tens of thousands of people marched in Barcelona, Spain, with demonstrations expected in Italy and Portugal.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Tropical storm conditions are expected in the central Bahamas beginning later today or early Sunday and in the northwestern Bahamas on Sunday.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Hail damage to vehicles is expected.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Teachers, like all employees, are expected to follow the law.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s legal bill for her high-stakes congressional hearing on sanctuary cities last March has increased by $100,000, to bring the city’s total expected spending on the matter to a whopping $750,000.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
The song could be included in an expected Aaliyah album.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Composer Christopher Larkin’s score equally haunting and soothing depending on the locale, often lulling the player into a meditative state just in time for an unexpected (or frankly, expected) threat to break the peace.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Warren currently leads the league in receiving yards after contact over expected (+59).
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Among the expected Bronco starters on defense for Saturday evening’s game at Falcon Stadium, only three have faced Air Force before — fifth-year cornerback A’Marion McCoy, senior defensive tackle Braxton Fely and redshirt junior edge Jayden Virgin-Morgan.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2025
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Online lender Klarna priced its IPO at $40 per share on Tuesday, above its expected range, in a deal that values the Swedish company at about $15 billion.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
However, economists caution, the better-than-expected reading could be a sign of a slowing economy and that shrinking businesses’ margins could foretell higher prices for consumers in the near future.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The expected leadership bid of the nationalistic Takaichi will also be closely watched by Japan's powerful neighbour China.
—Kaori Kaneko, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
These projections estimate how many points each team would be expected to score and allow in a game against an average opponent at a neutral site.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The Baltimore Ravens entered the 2025 NFL season expected to be one of the league's top Super Bowl contenders.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Deadlinereports it’s expected to rake in anywhere between $30 million to $35 million domestically.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
On Saturday, tens of thousands of people marched in Barcelona, Spain, with demonstrations expected in Italy and Portugal.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Tropical storm conditions are expected in the central Bahamas beginning later today or early Sunday and in the northwestern Bahamas on Sunday.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Hail damage to vehicles is expected.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Teachers, like all employees, are expected to follow the law.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expected
Adjective
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All scheduled events are allowed to proceed as scheduled, USU said in a statement.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Drones are barred starting one hour before to one hour after the scheduled event.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Through their actions, humanity’s relationship to day and night was reinvented – often in ways that Edison never could have anticipated.—
Ernest Freeberg,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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His instincts anticipated the figurative starter’s pistol.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lauren Jauregui’s journey on Dancing with the Stars came to an end Tuesday night, as the final three couples—Andy and Emma, Lauren and Brandon, Elaine and Alan—awaited their fate.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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On a gloomy Saturday morning in Pacific Beach, Friends of Rose Creek executive director Karin Zirk awaited participants for the California Biodiversity Day BioBlitz.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Expected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expected. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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