as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body
the special nutritional needs of expecting women
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as in anticipating
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
we expect their arrival late this afternoon
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Recent Examples of expecting
Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Fire weather also impacting the Plains and Southwest Parts of the Plains and Southeast are also expecting critical fire weather conditions to continue into this week amid widespread warm, dry and windy conditions.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 17 May 2026
By May 12, PEOPLE confirmed that the pair were expecting a child together.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
The best anecdote is one about the film’s sneak preview in Pasadena where the audience, expecting another Exorcist, started laughing uncontrollably at what was on screen.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
That said, both Citi and Nomura have kept a buy rating on Honda, expecting to see some future growth in the company.
—Justina Lee, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Apparently expecting a bunt, the Orioles had a rotation play on, which meant shortstop Gunnar Henderson was out of position for what could have been a double-play grounder by Zack Gelof.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
Apple is expecting strong demand for the new AirPods and has operations teams working to secure enough components for a launch.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Alexis and Ryan Silva moved into their Rutherford County house in March 2023 expecting a fresh start.
—Ryan Brennan
may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Adjective
This news marks the first time the National Zoo has had an expecting Asian elephant in nearly 25 years.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Verb
And before this win, Rai was expecting to have to compete on the PGA Tour’s fall schedule to work his way up the FedEx Cup rankings.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Fire weather also impacting the Plains and Southwest Parts of the Plains and Southeast are also expecting critical fire weather conditions to continue into this week amid widespread warm, dry and windy conditions.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 17 May 2026
By May 12, PEOPLE confirmed that the pair were expecting a child together.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
The best anecdote is one about the film’s sneak preview in Pasadena where the audience, expecting another Exorcist, started laughing uncontrollably at what was on screen.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
That said, both Citi and Nomura have kept a buy rating on Honda, expecting to see some future growth in the company.
—Justina Lee, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Apparently expecting a bunt, the Orioles had a rotation play on, which meant shortstop Gunnar Henderson was out of position for what could have been a double-play grounder by Zack Gelof.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
Apple is expecting strong demand for the new AirPods and has operations teams working to secure enough components for a launch.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Alexis and Ryan Silva moved into their Rutherford County house in March 2023 expecting a fresh start.
—Ryan Brennan
may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expecting
Adjective
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The statement called for an investigation into the incident and a review of protocols governing pregnant people in custody.—
Cristian Santana,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Set in 1944 in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, Pan’s Labyrinth follows Ofelia, a young girl living with her pregnant mother and her new husband, a brutal Francoist captain played by Sergi López.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Aviation’s safety culture is built around anticipating failure, not responding to it.—
Andrew Rogers,
Washington Post,
14 May 2026
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Tudor maintained that Kinsky would play again for Spurs, perhaps even this season, something not even the most optimistic of Tottenham fans would have been eagerly anticipating.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retaining Hall, 39, keeps one familiar face from Dart’s rookie year on the offensive side of the building for his second NFL season, with Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka and Shea Tierney all long gone.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After 29 years, nine execution dates and three last meals, former death row inmate Richard Glossip is out on bond Thursday awaiting retrial after his previous conviction in the murder-for-hire plot of his former boss was overturned by the Supreme Court last year, his attorney told CNN.—
Linh Tran,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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She was recently ruled incompetent to stand trial in her son's murder and is awaiting to be transferred to a state hospital.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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“Expecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expecting. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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