anticipation
Example Sentences
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On Monday afternoon, sporadic vuvuzela toots and car horns could still be heard downtown, although unclear whether a holdover from the prior night's celebrations or in anticipation of the team's forthcoming arrival.
From Barron's
But the anticipation of something new and transformative still arrives, right on schedule, to mark the new year — and I’m only a little embarrassed to say I’ll always welcome it.
From Salon
Even on mainstream sailing routes, freight rates for the largest tankers have surged 90% since Maduro’s arrest in anticipation that there will be more oil for the global fleet to accommodate.
The company invested in developing TPUs years ago in anticipation of needing significant computing power.
“For me mentally, and for a lot of guys here, you get into these rooms with these coaches, and they can build up the moment, build up the anticipation,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
