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awaits

VERB

wait with expectation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate attend count on stay

STRONG

hope sweat

WEAK

be prepared for be ready for cool one's heels hang around hang in hang out look for look forward to sweat it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubt

Example Sentences

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Duterte was arrested in March last year, flown to the Netherlands on the same day, and is detained in the Hague where he awaits trial.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Southampton have been charged by the EFL with spying - which they have not denied - and so the football world awaits the outcome - and possible punishment.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Facing life in prison with no parole, Zambada is being held while he awaits a July 20 sentencing hearing at the same federal jail in Brooklyn that houses former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Only wins and trophies count for Rohl, and that starts on Sunday before another big summer awaits.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

“Listen to my son, Miss Lumley. Listen! And imagine the gruesome end that awaits him, and me, if this curse is not ended.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood