anticipatory
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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
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
As2 = Anticipatory suggestion, a foreshowing of something definite to happen, exciting the reader's curiosity to know what it is and how it is to be brought about.
From The Writing of the Short Story by Smith, Lewis Worthington
Anticipatory of the coming event, she sent her suit to the tailor's and had him lengthen the hem of the skirt two inches.
From Just Patty by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)
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