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  • present participle of await.

awaiting

ADJECTIVE
looking forward
Synonyms


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Investors are now awaiting earnings this week from Magnificent Seven members Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon as well as SK hynix and Samsung.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Jackdaw project has been entangled in legal disputes and awaiting final government approval for some time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

It is not unusual to still be awaiting the arrival of the first storm at this time of year.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Volunteers with the Local Brigade were staged in the parking lot of Trancas Country Market along the coast, awaiting orders from the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

“He did it. He went to the heart of the maze because he could see power awaiting him.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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