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
Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Coke is expecting comparable earnings per share to rise 3% and organic revenue to increase 5% to 6%.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Investors are widely expecting a fresh bid from Paramount Skydance for Warner Brothers Discovery, after WBD CEO David Zaslav and his board rejected an initial bid of roughly $20 per share.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The pregnant influencer, 35, is expecting another baby girl with her husband Emeka Ihedigo, sharing the news exclusively with PEOPLE.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Perhaps the thieves were expecting to get their hands on something a bit more mainstream, or even a container of high-end Cognac, given that Westland’s parent company is Remy Cointreau.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
While home improvement stores are gaining interest from Halloween shoppers, 42% of shoppers still plan to hit big-box discount stores, up 5% from a year ago with 31% expecting to shop in Halloween/costume stores and 31% expecting to do some online shopping.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
And automakers aren't expecting to fully cut off EV production due to the credit expiring.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Super is making significant changes and, ultimately, is expecting a significant impact.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
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Three states are expecting significant waves, high winds, and heavy precipitation later this week as an atmospheric river pummels the Pacific Northwest.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Coke is expecting comparable earnings per share to rise 3% and organic revenue to increase 5% to 6%.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Investors are widely expecting a fresh bid from Paramount Skydance for Warner Brothers Discovery, after WBD CEO David Zaslav and his board rejected an initial bid of roughly $20 per share.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The pregnant influencer, 35, is expecting another baby girl with her husband Emeka Ihedigo, sharing the news exclusively with PEOPLE.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Perhaps the thieves were expecting to get their hands on something a bit more mainstream, or even a container of high-end Cognac, given that Westland’s parent company is Remy Cointreau.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
While home improvement stores are gaining interest from Halloween shoppers, 42% of shoppers still plan to hit big-box discount stores, up 5% from a year ago with 31% expecting to shop in Halloween/costume stores and 31% expecting to do some online shopping.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
And automakers aren't expecting to fully cut off EV production due to the credit expiring.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Super is making significant changes and, ultimately, is expecting a significant impact.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expecting
Adjective
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The French fright fest features a very pregnant widow (Alysson Paradis) who sees her home invaded on Christmas Eve by a mysterious woman in black (Beatrice Dalle) dead set on cutting her baby out with some scissors.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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After arranging a trip to the vet the next day, Coranez learned that the orange cat was, in fact, female—and pregnant with five kittens due in just two days, on October 14.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Following the report, several analysts cut their price targets on the stock anticipating limited returns or declines moving forward.—
Itzel Franco,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Jamaica will also likely see the strongest winds, with forecasts anticipating gusts between 80 and 100 mph that could batter the island from Thursday through Tuesday.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Al-Khatib’s home an d almost everything his family owned is long gone.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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By reprogramming ordinary cells—like skin fibroblasts—into stem cells, scientists hope to create eggs and sperm from individuals long gone.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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CharlotteFive reached out to Aura Rooftop for comment Tuesday and was awaiting a response.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Oct. 2025
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Her son Paul had been awaiting trial at the time of his murder after pleading not guilty to three felony counts of boating under the influence following the death of 19-year-old Mallory Beach.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Expecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expecting. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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