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
Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
The city typically has around 18,000 hotel rooms and is expecting roughly 50,000 people.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The deal is actually for 30 years, with two 10-year-extensions after that, but Antone’s is expecting to be putting a 100th birthday party on the marquee in 2075.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Actually, retail has to go beyond products because brands are proposing something different because our customers are expecting something different.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Cardi and Diggs are expecting a child together at the top of 2026, and Diggs revealed at the 2025 CDFA Fashion Awards last week that Cardi’s fourth child is a boy.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
The Global Port Tracker doesn’t have full projections for 2026 yet, but is expecting the downturn to endure throughout the first quarter of the year.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
The content creator, 35, is pregnant and expecting her fourth baby, her first with husband Igor Ten.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
But investors are also expecting the manufacturers to give updates on future growth opportunities as well as impacts from more challenging market conditions.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
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Marcus Denny, superintendent of the Menominee Indian School District, said the district was expecting to receive about $3 million in October, of its total $5 million in Impact Aid for the school year.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
The city typically has around 18,000 hotel rooms and is expecting roughly 50,000 people.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The deal is actually for 30 years, with two 10-year-extensions after that, but Antone’s is expecting to be putting a 100th birthday party on the marquee in 2075.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Actually, retail has to go beyond products because brands are proposing something different because our customers are expecting something different.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Cardi and Diggs are expecting a child together at the top of 2026, and Diggs revealed at the 2025 CDFA Fashion Awards last week that Cardi’s fourth child is a boy.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
The Global Port Tracker doesn’t have full projections for 2026 yet, but is expecting the downturn to endure throughout the first quarter of the year.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
The content creator, 35, is pregnant and expecting her fourth baby, her first with husband Igor Ten.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
But investors are also expecting the manufacturers to give updates on future growth opportunities as well as impacts from more challenging market conditions.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expecting
Adjective
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Many of my pregnant patients start feeling nauseous weeks before their first prenatal appointment is scheduled.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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Pillow menus are becoming increasingly common, with options ranging from ultra-soft to extra-firm, hypoallergenic, and even body pillows for pregnant travelers.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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But Wall Street is anticipating that McDonald's will report same-store sales growth for the second straight quarter, showing that its value strategy is winning over customers.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tonight, Al Roker and his Weather Hunter team will be in attendance, anticipating a bevy of soulful classics, including oxtail, ribs, fries, mac and cheese and jerk chicken.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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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Paul had been charged with three felony counts, including boating under the influence, and was awaiting trial when he was murdered.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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For now, Smalls’ motion to dismiss Burrowes’ latest filing is awaiting a judicial ruling.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Expecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expecting. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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