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hoping (for)

verb

present participle of hope (for)
as in expecting
to believe in the future occurrence of (something) he was hoping for an A in English

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoping (for)
  1. expecting
  2. anticipating
  3. awaiting
Verb
  • The rise in rate hikes was widely expected, with almost 90% of economists surveyed by CNBC expecting the 25-basis-point tightening.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Federal investigators then try to determine how long the drugs have been in the water and check their sources to see if anyone was expecting a delivery in that time range, the sheriff said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of expecting
Verb
  • For options traders anticipating a large move in Nvidia, either because of Nvidia-specific catalysts or near-term shifts in the semiconductor sector, those options can now be traded at a discount relative to the past year.
    — Julia Spina, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • People speak with the cadence of someone anticipating reaction.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of anticipating
Verb
  • The suspects who remained in Haiti awaiting trial included 17 Colombian soldiers and Joseph Badio, a former Haiti Ministry of Justice employee who was part of an anti-corruption unit.
    — EVENS SANON, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The pool covers events that are widely open to the press and is in more limited spaces like awaiting the president underneath the wing of Air Force One and travelling with him aboard the plane.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of awaiting
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“Hoping (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoping%20%28for%29. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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