watching (for)

present participle of watch (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watching (for)
Verb
  • The Mets could look to lock up Alonso next, with several sources throughout the industry expecting the Polar Bear to return to the team that drafted him.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The couple began dating by 2002, and their rep told PEOPLE exclusively in 2006 that they were engaged and expecting their first child together.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Despite this drop, the proportion of Americans anticipating an economic downturn over the next year remained steady.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Elsewhere, Geneva’s luxury market is anticipating a 3 percent price growth.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Shein is eyeing an initial public offering in London, but is still awaiting regulatory approval after filing a preliminary prospectus in November 2023.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
  • For all Eggers’s dramatization of unreason, his images sit heavily onscreen awaiting something more significant than mere admiration—interpretation.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Watching (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watching%20%28for%29. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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