as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body
the special nutritional needs of expecting women
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as in anticipating
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
we expect their arrival late this afternoon
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Recent Examples of expecting
Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The city is expecting to share another update this week.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
But the question wasn’t the one Aisha was expecting.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Leading headhunters, though, are still expecting a solid and fluid job market.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
The couple waived their right to a speedy trial until their next court date, expecting a large amount of discovery.
—Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
News broke that the couple was expecting on December 9.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
But there wasn’t — and when Towns lofted the ball into the air expecting one, the entire Madison Square Garden crowd collectively rose to their feet screaming for a foul.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
The city typically has around 18,000 hotel rooms and is expecting roughly 50,000 people.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
This news marks the first time the National Zoo has had an expecting Asian elephant in nearly 25 years.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Verb
This comes as the chief executive officer of listings platform Zillow is expecting a slow year for US housing.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The city is expecting to share another update this week.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
But the question wasn’t the one Aisha was expecting.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Leading headhunters, though, are still expecting a solid and fluid job market.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
The couple waived their right to a speedy trial until their next court date, expecting a large amount of discovery.
—Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
News broke that the couple was expecting on December 9.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
But there wasn’t — and when Towns lofted the ball into the air expecting one, the entire Madison Square Garden crowd collectively rose to their feet screaming for a foul.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
The city typically has around 18,000 hotel rooms and is expecting roughly 50,000 people.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expecting
Adjective
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The actress became pregnant with their first child while filming season 3 of The Rookie, and instead of strategically concealing her pregnancy to play Angela, creator Alexi Hawley simply wrote it into Diaz's character's storyline.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the fine print of its overhauled recommendations, the CDC suggests an initial RSV dose for infants under 8 months if their mothers did not get an RSV shot while pregnant, and a second dose for children with underlying issues like chronic lung disease.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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However, some legal experts and investors are anticipating a partial or full refutation of the president’s IEEPA tariffs, as the justices showed skepticism during arguments about the president’s authority to levy such taxes without Congressional approval.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Her 17-year-old child was anticipating her graduation from Lafayette High School in August.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And even with those two gone, Dubar slid down Boise State’s depth chart, managing just three carries for 12 yards so far in 2025.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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Not only are the views, of course, often repulsive, but the actual form of argument is not argument… That’s what interests me, that even the most basic principles that people have worked on for 2,000 years to establish what a fact means…gone.—
Josh Zajdman,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Weinstein, who is awaiting a new trial after his 2020 conviction was overturned, has been serving time at New York’s Rikers Island since April 2024.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
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Dugan was suspended by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in April, but continued to collect her roughly $175,000 annual salary while awaiting trial.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Expecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expecting. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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