anticipatory
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Anticipatory patter pings off the walls of No1, as the ball girls and ball boys run out to take their positions.
From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2015
BST08:07 Anticipatory patter pings off the walls of No1, as the ball girls and ball boys run out to take their positions.
From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2015
The first rule of Anticipatory Theater is not to look for hits and masterpieces, but for what might whet somebody's appetite or stir up a little talk.
From Time Magazine Archive
As3 = Anticipatory suggestion, a foreshadowing of something to be expected in the way of character development and consequent happening.
From The Writing of the Short Story by Smith, Lewis Worthington
Anticipatory announcements were at that time constantly appearing in many quarters, not rarely accompanied by an outspoken disbelief in the poet's ability to achieve a second success equal to his first.
From Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti by Caine, Hall, Sir
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