as in anticipates
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
we expect their arrival late this afternoon
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Recent Examples of expects
The airport chief expects the garage will open by year-end, ahead of the Christmas holiday rush.
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Vinod Sreeharsha
september 30, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
That play was an example of the sticky coverage Seattle expects from Woolen.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Wolfe Research strategist Tobin Marcus expects this shut down to last more than one week, but less than the 2013 stoppage — which dragged on for 16 days.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
But not every job will be taken over by advanced technology; Walmart expects to continue using human workers, rather than humanoid robots, in roles that interact directly with people.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
But neither party expects to get an advantage from the resulting chaos, in either state.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The Education Department expects to furlough most staff, excluding those handling federal student aid.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
By cooling chips more efficiently, Microsoft expects to reduce datacenter energy use and costs.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
The company now expects a further decline of 7% to 8% if similar trends continue.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expects
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Once the corridor between I-84 and State Street opens, estimated in 2027, ITD anticipates that drivers will be able to make the roughly 7-mile trek in seven to 10 minutes.—
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There are still a few design and production hurdles to overcome, but the company anticipates that orders will start to ship to customers in December.—
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Pop In and Out of Charming Boutique Shops A delightful shopping adventure awaits in Culpeper with its array of adorable boutiques.—
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Not one mob but two awaits him as his casket rolls out of the factory gates.—
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“Expects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expects. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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