watching (for)

present participle of watch (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for watching (for)
Verb
  • The California native is currently expecting his first child, a baby girl, with his wife, Kayla.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • As Retail Brew previously reported, while consumers are definitely going to spend for Halloween, 79% are expecting prices to be higher because of tariffs.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As LimX Dynamics continues to enhance Oli’s repertoire, each new demonstration pushes the humanoid closer to human-like agility – leaving the robotics community anticipating what groundbreaking skill might come next.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In terms of fundamentals, Wall Street is anticipating good news for Nvidia investors, with the company projected to post a roughly 58% increase in revenue in its fiscal year, which ends in January.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • McClatchy News reached out to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office and is awaiting a response on formal charges.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Similarly, former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter—whom the NBA banned last year and is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud—removed himself from games for the same purpose.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Watching (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watching%20%28for%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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