- present participle of anticipate.
anticipating
Example Sentences
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GTA fans are still eagerly anticipating a new gameplay trailer for the sixth game of the franchise, after previous reveals in 2023 and 2025.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
Throughout the match, he was constantly scanning for options, constantly anticipating Argentina's next move.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
Goldman Sachs lowered 2026 Brent crude forecast to $85 and WTI to $80, anticipating rapid recovery of Persian Gulf exports.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
Westpac’s Michael Gordon is more bullish, anticipating a 1.0% rise in quarterly GDP.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
All winter, we had been anticipating snow—everyone kept saying how strange it was that we hadn’t had any yet—but I’d never heard anything about falling ice.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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