anticipant

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By its simplicity and anticipant wisdom, however, the Constitution has thus far proven impregnable to assault, ignorance, and apathy.

From Washington Times

He said "Now" with a little sucking in of breath and a thin anticipant smile and spun on his heel.

From Project Gutenberg

I saw that its thin oval had rounded, the cheeks gained a faint color; animation was in every feature, life anticipant in the eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Motion stirred there; the pair of them laughed like anticipant children when two wide-winged moths swam into sight and floated toward them, eyes glowing like veiled emeralds.

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O meek anticipant of that sure pain Whose sureness gray-hair'd scholars hardly learn!

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