as in expected
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events
the anticipated date of delivery is July 14th
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as in awaited
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
I anticipate that we'll be seeing you for New Year's
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as in foresaw
to realize or know about beforehand
I anticipated this unhelpful response
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Recent Examples of anticipated
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
The feature is one of social media’s most anticipated days of the year with millions of users sharing their top songs and artists of the year.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
The filing also discusses the company's liquidity position, stating that existing cash and expected cash from operations are anticipated to meet working capital requirements for at least the next 12 months.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Currently shooting in British Columbia, production will move to Iceland and France in early 2025 for an anticipated release in 2026 with Immina Films distributing in Canada.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
The feature is one of social media’s most anticipated days of the year with millions of users sharing their top songs and artists of the year.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
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This transaction is anticipated to attract additional capital investment.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
The filing also discusses the company's liquidity position, stating that existing cash and expected cash from operations are anticipated to meet working capital requirements for at least the next 12 months.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Ritchey cited early signs of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, starting to increase this season as expected in Florida, which is called out at the top of this week's report.Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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As the effects of climate change become more prevalent, those costs are only expected to grow.Justin Worland, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Stateside, stocks declined during morning deals in New York, as investors awaited the release of major corporate earnings reports.Sam Meredith,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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European markets closed lower on Monday as investors awaited key corporate earnings and monitored elevated Middle East tensions.Sam Meredith,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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Unlike the cooler blues and greens that designers gravitated toward in 2024, many of 2025’s colors of the year are predicted to be more earthy and saturated, including (but not limited to) Caramelized by Dunn Edwards, Elderton by Graham & Brown, and Truffle by Stainmaster.Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
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Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images China stocks will keep rising after markets in the mainland reopen following the Golden Week break, analysts predicted.Anniek Bao,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Anticipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticipated. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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