anticipated
Example Sentences
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Scottish Water earlier said the repair was complex and would take longer than anticipated.
From BBC
The documents were highly anticipated after Congress passed a law mandating the files be released in their entirety by 19 December.
From BBC
The documents, which include photos, videos and investigative documents, were highly anticipated after Congress passed a law mandating the files be released in their entirety by Friday.
From BBC
It remained unclear Friday afternoon what additional revelations would come from the anticipated dump.
From Los Angeles Times
Retail sales in October dropped 0.2% from a month earlier, weaker than the flat trade economists anticipated and after the fall in September was revised downward to 0.9%.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.