anticipating

verb

present participle of anticipate
1
as in expecting
to believe in the future occurrence of (something) I anticipate that we'll be seeing you for New Year's

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2
as in foreseeing
to realize or know about beforehand I anticipated this unhelpful response

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Recent Examples of anticipating Businesses anticipating rising costs can preemptively hike prices for consumers. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 What if, by anticipating the regulatory frameworks by a few years, companies could also unlock more business-minded features? — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Sign up for the newsletter DeepMind performed extremely well last season, according to NHC director Michael Brennan, and has been accurate in anticipating the intensity of many Pacific Ocean storms this season. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Contrived or not, the models appeared to be reasoning about their own situations— forming plans, weighing consequences, anticipating countermoves. — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026 And in a region already suffering from aid shortages, and anticipating even greater food insecurity from this year’s El Nino, humanitarians are rightly nervous about a potential catastrophic fallout. — Cameron Hudson, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The character would prove eerily prescient, anticipating an archetype that would take shape in the decades to come. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 With choreography from frequent collaborator Sean Bankhead, the visuals felt like a return to form, one that fans had long been anticipating. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026 Paganetti thought New York should have called a timeout, anticipating a Packers punt. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticipating
  1. expecting
  2. foreseeing
  3. awaiting
  4. predicting
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  • Founders are also gearing up for growth, with 85% expecting revenues to rise over the next 12 months and three in four planning to increase headcount.
    — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • What's the male equivalent of a woman wearing sexy underwear expecting them to be seen by her date?
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of expecting
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  • Nate Davis does the honors again, foreseeing the winners of all 272 regular-season games to propose win-loss records for all 32 teams.
    — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Nevertheless, Patel remains optimistic, foreseeing a future where human creativity and critical thinking combine with AI's potential for endless possibilities.
    — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of foreseeing
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  • But with two top-10 wins in seven games, a likely return to the rankings awaiting Sunday afternoon, Baugh’s message is starting to ring true.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike Leti and Teresa’s visit to Normandy, there was no family history awaiting them, but Susan’s desire to go was reason enough.
    — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of awaiting
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  • Media narrative predicting blue wave in key battleground state not meshing with local Republicans.
    — , FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The organization’s track record of predicting Oscar success has been mixed over the years.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of predicting

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