as in watchful
having or showing signs of eagerly awaiting something
couldn't control his anticipatory excitement on Christmas morning
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Recent Examples of anticipatory
But Greenland said that prices could rise sooner, because anticipatory responses to tariffs have been documented.
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Evan Moore and, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Green takes care with set-up and establishes good anticipatory dread, but doesn’t leave enough time to deliver on the horror.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
In addition, anticipatory planning of public health needs is key as global warming intensifies weather events like wildfires and hurricanes, which threaten access to hospitals and strain limited resources.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Precision is palpable for receivers, especially when the quarterback is an anticipatory passer like Daniels.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Evan Moore and, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Green takes care with set-up and establishes good anticipatory dread, but doesn’t leave enough time to deliver on the horror.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
In addition, anticipatory planning of public health needs is key as global warming intensifies weather events like wildfires and hurricanes, which threaten access to hospitals and strain limited resources.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Precision is palpable for receivers, especially when the quarterback is an anticipatory passer like Daniels.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anticipatory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticipatory
Adjective
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Guests—including Keira Knightley in Chanel Couture, Gigi Hadid in a Moschino-meets-Midas masterpiece by Jeremy Scott, and Carla Bruni in archival Fall 1995 Galliano—had already spent the evening dining under the watchful eyes of classical sculptures.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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Every second a business is offline costs money, frustrates customers, alarms investors and draws the watchful eye of regulators.—
Karthik Sj,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Breastfeeding Happy Hour support group: Hosted by the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program at the Florida Department of Health in Osceola County for expectant and new moms.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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When it was discovered that estrogen could be supplied not just by expectant women but by expectant horses, commercial production of the hormone took off.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Still, companies are eager to force folding screens into more types of devices, with the tech already expanding from phones to PCs and monitors.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
6 Mar. 2025
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Businesses weren’t hiring as much, folks weren’t as eager to quit and those without jobs were staying on the sidelines for longer.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Like Lynch, Coulson was an enthusiastic practitioner of transcendental meditation, which Green was also persuaded to try.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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Then the good fortunes of an enthusiastic screening at France's Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June of 2024 landed the project a theatrical distribution partner in the indie firm, Ketchup Entertainment.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Jacob Tremblay plays Winston's anxious stepson Wade.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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In a time when many workers are anxious about what AI means for their roles, leaders who speak to both the potential and the limits of AI are earning deeper trust and keeping their teams engaged.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Anticipatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticipatory. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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