hoping (for)

present participle of hope (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoping (for)
Verb
  • The Maine Wire reported that the woman was expecting a delivery of rice, paper plates, and a toy lightsaber, but instead discovered the ballots inside her Amazon package.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Letang will turn 39 later this season, and Karlsson isn’t far behind at 35, so expecting any kind of a renaissance here feels unwise.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Another patron, anticipating his wife’s arrival, brought a couple of bottles of wine in a paper bag and handed them to the bar’s front man, Tracy Westmoreland, who looked unfazed.
    Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The 29-year-old father, who was anticipating the birth of a baby girl, spent four days at the Duval County Jail before being extradited to Polk County.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Officials were previously awaiting toxicology results to determine whether the woman had been poisoned.
    Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
  • On numerous occasions while awaiting decisions on his postconviction motions, Avery has mailed letters to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and the state Supreme Court without attorney approval, asking for speedier decisions.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Hoping (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoping%20%28for%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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