anticipate
Usage
What are other ways to say anticipate?
To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? To expect something implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To hope for something implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. To await (wait for) something implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.
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The best passing duos look like they have telepathic powers with the ability to anticipate each other’s next move.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
The same capabilities that make A.I. agents useful for complicated business or technical functions make them freakishly good at getting around whatever constraints we place on them, in ways we don’t anticipate.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
"Residents who wish to evacuate will receive coordinated support and transportation to their preferred destination. I anticipate some will want to go to Russia, and some to Ukraine," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Ahead of the holiday season, Wenzel said these metrics bode well as the company continues to anticipate strong purchase volume growth and payment rates are expected to stay elevated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The ruling allowed black students to anticipate a different future and emboldened a few of them to try to make it happen.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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The International Energy Agency anticipates a 25-percent copper supply deficit by 2035 if new deposits are not developed worldwide.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
He anticipates a rapid acceleration of product development and deployment in robotics over the coming 12 to 24 months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Thill said he anticipates that the company could announce even higher spending levels in 2027, given the severe supply-demand imbalance for compute.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
It added it anticipates that demand to remain strong in the fourth quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In Cuban son, however, the melody is elastic in the other direction: it anticipates the main beat.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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The architects of the Constitution anticipated that officials in different branches would compete to preserve their authority.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
But the manner in which the highly anticipated clinical-trial data came out cast a long shadow over the treatment’s potential.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
All-in sustaining costs were some 18% above what Macquarie had anticipated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Dawn Fazackerley-King is trying to work out how she and her family will pay higher mortgage costs anticipated in a few months' time.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Malcolm’s presence in Durham had a number of effects, all of which had been anticipated by the elder McKissick.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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In her research, women assumed a disproportionate share of this mental labor, particularly the responsibility for anticipating needs and keeping track of whether tasks had been completed.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
The company is anticipating a 1% to 1.5% increase in capacity and low double-digit growth in revenue per available seat mile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
During the early days of the bull market, Citrini established its reputation by correctly anticipating several popular investment themes, from AI to the advent of GLP-1s.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Now the real issue is ensuring that this doesn’t happen again. … We obviously need to be better at anticipating the kind of mobilization that is unfolding.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
With Operation Breakthrough’s backing, a record 100 residents met in the main hall at McDougald Terrace that morning, eagerly anticipating a discussion about day care.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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