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)
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The Iranians are expecting that there will be a symbolic joint announcement of an extension to the ceasefire on Wednesday.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026 -
Many companies are preparing to post their financial reports over the next few weeks, with some analysts expecting to see strong results across the board.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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Return on Tangible Common Equity (ROTCE) increased nicely, managing to edge out expectations as the bank closed out the quarter with a higher level of loans and deposits than the Street was anticipating.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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The letter came a day before California’s air regulators were set to release draft updates to the Cap-and-Invest program, with stakeholders anticipating additional changes to the initial January updates.—
Chaewon Chung
April 13,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Freeman is also awaiting sentencing for the 2022 murder of Gabriele Seitz in Roseville.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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No particular couch sticks in my memory, so perhaps these were neutral couches awaiting my emotions to spill out over them.—
Wendy C. Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Hoping (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoping%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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