anticipated
adjective
an·tic·i·pat·ed
an-ˈti-sə-ˌpā-təd 
: expected or looked-forward to
A large crowd gathered for his (eagerly) anticipated arrival.
making plans for the anticipated budget cuts
Thanks to the generosity and hard work of countless talented designers, these highly anticipated events raise funds to benefit valuable, important causes …—
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the anticipated date of delivery is July 14th
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To avoid this, many advisors recommend a bucket strategy, in which capital is segmented by time frame, with each bucket tailored to the anticipated time of use and associated risk.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
At issue were the current and anticipated immigration and travel policies imposed by the Trump administration.
—Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
If the tariffs are here to stay, Britain will need to decide whether to pursue greater ties to European to compensate for an anticipated drop in trade with America.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Fans believed from Episode One that at least one character would die in a shooting, and, as in Seasons One and Two, each episode slowly (this time, much more slowly) built to the anticipated climax, leaving breadcrumbs both real and sometimes intentionally misleading.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
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True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
At issue were the current and anticipated immigration and travel policies imposed by the Trump administration.
—Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
If the tariffs are here to stay, Britain will need to decide whether to pursue greater ties to European to compensate for an anticipated drop in trade with America.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Fans believed from Episode One that at least one character would die in a shooting, and, as in Seasons One and Two, each episode slowly (this time, much more slowly) built to the anticipated climax, leaving breadcrumbs both real and sometimes intentionally misleading.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anticipated
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“Anticipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticipated. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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