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
Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2025
Veith questioned the validity of expecting an employee to work part time rather than use sick time.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
Now expecting her third baby, Lauryn has not shifted her content since becoming a mom.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Lottie has been expecting Callie and has set up a creeptastic concrete staircase lined with burning candles for this showdown with Shauna’s daughter.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
More people are expecting unemployment to rise, as well.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Tiffany, 31, is currently expecting her first child with husband Michael Boulos.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Maybe those of us expecting radical transformation had gotten ahead of ourselves this week.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Many probationary employees in the Science Mission Directorate, expecting not to come back the following week, spent Valentine’s Day and the weekend organizing their work and sending it to others, unprompted.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
Household income growth expectations also declined, with the share of households expecting to be in a worse financial situation one year from now climbing to 30% — the highest reading since October 2023.
—Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2025
Veith questioned the validity of expecting an employee to work part time rather than use sick time.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
Now expecting her third baby, Lauryn has not shifted her content since becoming a mom.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Lottie has been expecting Callie and has set up a creeptastic concrete staircase lined with burning candles for this showdown with Shauna’s daughter.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
More people are expecting unemployment to rise, as well.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Tiffany, 31, is currently expecting her first child with husband Michael Boulos.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Maybe those of us expecting radical transformation had gotten ahead of ourselves this week.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Many probationary employees in the Science Mission Directorate, expecting not to come back the following week, spent Valentine’s Day and the weekend organizing their work and sending it to others, unprompted.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expecting
Adjective
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Twenty-four years later, Townsend had that same experience, playing professionally on the WTA Tour while pregnant with her baby boy.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Some of the presentation seemed to directly challenge the recent decision by Kennedy and the Trump administration to remove the recommendation to vaccinate healthy children and pregnant women.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Now, the couple is eagerly anticipating the arrival of their first baby.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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With the government anticipating roughly an eight-week trial — six weeks for prosecutors and two for defense — any deviation from that schedule could be threatened by the July 4th weekend, which in turn could impact the potential jury pool.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2024
Verb
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The company is awaiting a $53 million grant from the Energy Department, part of the federal Hydrogen Hub network created by the Biden Administration, though its fate isn’t entirely clear, said Jones.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The New York Yankees lost Luis Gil for several months and are awaiting word on Gerrit Cole.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Expecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expecting. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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