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adjective

as in expected
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events at the awaited moment the President walked up to the lectern and began his address to the nation

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awaited

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verb

past tense of await
1
as in anticipated
to believe in the future occurrence of (something) members of the sect are confidently awaiting the imminent end of the world

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2
as in waited
to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something crowds had been awaiting in the streets for hours

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Recent Examples of awaited
Verb
Rosie Lee Hooks, director of WTACC, told the Los Angeles Times that the project had been long awaited, and was sought out to counter decades of disinvestment following the 1965 Watts uprising. — News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2026 As night fell Tuesday, rescue operations remained on hold because of continuing aftershocks as families awaited word on the employees still believed to be inside. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 At Ajai Wildlife Reserve, a dozen rangers awaited their arrival. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 As groups started to arrive, a sea of current Reach members awaited them, whooping and clapping as soon as the elevator door opened. — Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 Rodríguez, however, was excluded from that judgment while the court awaited guidance from the executive branch on whether she was entitled to immunity as Venezuela’s sitting head of state. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 Probably the biggest highlight of the trip was the reception which awaited the veterans at Midway. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 As the wheels of justice turned in the background, the world awaited news that the trophy had been found. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Of course, the daunting task of defeating Spain would still have awaited them in Sunday’s final. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaited
  1. expected
  2. anticipated
  3. waited
  4. scheduled
Adjective
  • The expected rollout comes amid new attention on federal oversight of autonomous vehicles and how first responders navigate around them during emergencies.
    — Steve Large, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • Time and Water, from National Geographic Documentary Films, is an expected Oscar contender this year.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 July 2026
Definition of expected
Verb
  • Cancelo is anticipated to sign a two-year deal, offering valuable experience and versatility, particularly at right-back, a position Hansi Flick intends for him.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • If the labor market is softer than anticipated, that could give central bankers more cover to look through price shocks from the Iran war.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of anticipated
Verb
  • Surrounded by hundreds of butterflies fluttering between tropical plants inside the Powell Gardens Conservatory, Heidi Boehm watched as visitors stopped, looked upward and waited for one to land nearby.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Bering Air flight’s takeoff was initially delayed four hours as the pilot waited for the weather to improve, but eventually the plane with the pilot and nine passengers took off.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of waited
Adjective
  • Who will be mayor come next May after the scheduled election in February?
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • However, Bitner’s symptoms returned just days before the scheduled birth.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of scheduled

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