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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This comes as the chief executive officer of listings platform Zillow is expecting a slow year for US housing.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026 -
The city is expecting to share another update this week.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Before Penelope and Colin's love story played out on season 3, fans were already anticipating the best friends coupling up.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Attorneys wrote that the team induced coaches to terminate their agreements with MVSC and join the Sporting umbrella, anticipating that players would follow them.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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During the operation, the suspects rented a shipping container to store materials and millions of counterfeit tablets awaiting distribution.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Zenada Greer, the fifth defendant in the case, was arrested in Kentucky and is awaiting extradition to Indiana on obstruction and assisting a criminal charges.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Hoping (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoping%20%28for%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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