scheduled 1 of 2

as in expected
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events a scheduled stop for the train

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verb

past tense of schedule
as in listed
to put (someone or something) on a list I've scheduled you for an appointment tomorrow

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Recent Examples of scheduled
Adjective
After the bullpen had to cover all nine innings Saturday when Griffin Jax was scratched from a scheduled start due to elbow discomfort, Seymour worked six solid innings, allowing a first-inning run and nothing else. Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026 The scheduled auction of the arcade’s games was also cancelled. Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026 The scheduled lockup expiry will enable some employees and early investors who bought pre-IPO to sell, possibly driving the share price further down from its current all-time low. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 His most recent post, which was pre-scheduled to go up around midnight, was about the sudden death of van-life personality Joe Felz. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Double Starbucks Stars on eligible purchases made on the same day as a scheduled Delta flight. Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Brook Smith, 13, was first in line when seating opened for spectators three hours before the scheduled opening-game start. James Raia, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 The scheduled vote on whether to backtrack the May decision follows intense backlash from national public safety leaders and police unions as violence makes headlines in the Greater Boston Area, including the mass shooting on Memorial Drive. Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2026 Barnes attended a Wednesday night vigil for the victims of Sunday's shooting at Seattle Center, but canceled a scheduled interview with The Seattle Times earlier in the day, according to the paper. Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 30 July 2026
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The meeting was already scheduled to discuss pertinent issues facing the league — among them, the online hate and vitriol directed toward players and other WNBA personnel. Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 The park was scheduled to open last year, but was delayed when winter rains caused two major landslides along its cliffs, requiring significant shoring up to keep an emergency access route open. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 Night electrical work is scheduled be performed on Interstate 84 in the Hartford Tunnel later this month, causing lane closures for motorists. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 An Oklahoma man is scheduled to die for killing his girlfriend. ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 The measure is scheduled to be considered by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday. Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 He is also scheduled to perform at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre for two nights in September 2027 after the dates were rescheduled in June. Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 But only about half of the AI computing capacity scheduled to activate between now and 2028 via data center construction is actually expected to come online by its target date, Goldman Sachs said. David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scheduled
Adjective
  • Nuclear expansion could drive demand The expected increase in demand is linked in part to US plans to expand domestic nuclear power.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Material moves Mills are also incorporating less expected denim materials, branching out beyond cotton.
    Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That Chansiri squandered that vast backing can be listed among his abundant failings.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The backstory The Pocketbook Factory, established in 1885, was an entire city block of textile manufacturing that operated until 1978 and is now listed on the National Historic Register.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • Deputies returned with a search warrant, and the agency’s SWAT team then entered his home.
    Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
  • While Iowa Republicans have an electoral advantage, Lahn entered the general election with a lower public profile than his Democratic opponent, state Auditor Rob Sand.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • At least a dozen attacks on health facilities and workers were recorded as of mid-July, according to local health authorities.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The latest scorcher comes after Western Europe recorded its hottest June and July on record, according to Copernicus, the European Union’s climate monitor.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • Colón’s family filed a $50 million lawsuit against Ashby and the fight’s promoters for allowing the fight to continue.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The state last week filed documents pushing back on Murdaugh’s request to send DNA found under Maggie’s fingernails to an independent laboratory for more advanced testing.
    Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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