as in expectation
the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence
in anticipation of a job offer, she had already begun looking for an apartment in the city where the company was based
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Recent Examples of anticipation
There is a sense of anticipation as plants return from one year to the next, often with surprising variations in color or form from the natural diversity found in seed.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
The New Orleans rapper initiated the anticipation, tagging Metro Boomin on X with the smoke, writing hand, and jet emoji on Tuesday (May 13).
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 15 May 2025
The anticipation of a world grown stale, the rot of what America had left behind ever ready to encroach, was of a piece with the puritan hunger for utopia.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
San Francisco hitters made harder contact in the fifth, but everything found a glove as anticipation began to build about a potential perfect game.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 10 May 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
The New Orleans rapper initiated the anticipation, tagging Metro Boomin on X with the smoke, writing hand, and jet emoji on Tuesday (May 13).
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 15 May 2025
The anticipation of a world grown stale, the rot of what America had left behind ever ready to encroach, was of a piece with the puritan hunger for utopia.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
San Francisco hitters made harder contact in the fifth, but everything found a glove as anticipation began to build about a potential perfect game.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticipation
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The University of Michigan’s sentiment index dropped to 50.8 in May, with inflation expectations ticking higher.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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What are the expectations for Shedeur Sanders in Cleveland?—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2025
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Additionally, expectancy violation theory, as highlighted in the study, explains this cycle.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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A dog's life expectancy will depend on the underlying cause and the duration, and severity of the disease.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Anticipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticipation. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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