as in anticipates
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
we expect their arrival late this afternoon
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Recent Examples of expects
Overall, the archdiocese expects over 1,000 new members to join the church this year—a 52% increase from a year ago.
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Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The banner, more reminiscent of the way leaders are plastered on government buildings in a dictatorship like North Korea, is just the type of gesture the president expects.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
Additionally, management expects SanDisk to win market share in the higher-margin eSSD (enterprise solid-state drives) market, with BiCS8 eSSDs expected to boost revenue in the second half of 2026 and beyond.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
The service expects to generate $500 million in revenue this year.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Buster played 250 shows last year and expects to surpass that in 2026.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Swonk expects inflation to cross 4% this summer and potentially approach 5%, meaning workers could soon be losing their ground in real terms even while holding on to their jobs.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Their decision concluded by saying the committee expects Newman to undergo further medical evaluation.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026
That’s not an opinion shared by MVP Arena in Albany, though, which expects to turn a tidy profit this weekend.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The banner, more reminiscent of the way leaders are plastered on government buildings in a dictatorship like North Korea, is just the type of gesture the president expects.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
Additionally, management expects SanDisk to win market share in the higher-margin eSSD (enterprise solid-state drives) market, with BiCS8 eSSDs expected to boost revenue in the second half of 2026 and beyond.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
The service expects to generate $500 million in revenue this year.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Buster played 250 shows last year and expects to surpass that in 2026.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Swonk expects inflation to cross 4% this summer and potentially approach 5%, meaning workers could soon be losing their ground in real terms even while holding on to their jobs.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Their decision concluded by saying the committee expects Newman to undergo further medical evaluation.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026
That’s not an opinion shared by MVP Arena in Albany, though, which expects to turn a tidy profit this weekend.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expects
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As much as Besler anticipates that upbeat effect for others, there will be something new in this for him, too.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Fort Worth anticipates the sale will generate about $934,800 of which the city will get about $794,000 after paying a fee to a third-party seller.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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Actually landing on the Moon awaits much more work.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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Since then, May’s team has gone 35-3, winning the Big Ten regular season title comfortably and then cruising into the Final Four where a matchup against Arizona awaits on Saturday night.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Expects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expects. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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