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Synonyms & Antonyms for expectant
Synonyms: Adjective
agape, agog, anticipant, anticipatory
Synonyms: Noun
applicant, applier, aspirant, campaigner, candidate, contender, hopeful, prospect, seeker
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of expectant in a Sentence
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An expectant crowd waited for her arrival. expectant crowds gathered at the spot where the President was scheduled to make an appearanceNoun
divinity students who were all expectants for a curacy
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Between 2008 and 2011, researchers recruited expectant mothers during the first 14 weeks of a healthy pregnancy. — Jamie Ducharme, Time, "Is Fluoride in Drinking Water Safe? A New Study Reignites a Long-Standing Debate," 21 Aug. 2019 The hospital announced the news in March on social media with a photo of eight of the nine expectant mothers, and the post was flooded with well-wishes. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, "Nine labor unit nurses who were pregnant together have given birth," 15 Aug. 2019 Nearly two years ago, the Cleveland Clinic closed the maternity unit at Medina Hospital, sending expectant mothers 30 to 40 minutes away to Akron General or Fairview Hospital. — Ginger Christ, cleveland.com, "UH Parma closing labor and delivery by year end," 9 Aug. 2019 Clarisa met Ochoa-Lopez via Facebook in a group forum for expectant mothers. — Fox News, "Chicago woman, daughter charged with killing baby cut from teenager's womb with butcher knife," 19 July 2019 But the expectant mom could not wait to raise a son with the stereotypical boyhood that Braiden never had. — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, "Braiden Schirtzinger is non-binary, pregnant and about to take on the most gendered role of all," 16 Aug. 2019 The thought of a child or expectant mom becoming seriously ill is intolerable. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Defending culling of geese; Culling angers Canadian; If the shoe fits…; Give that team a raise (7/10/19)," 10 July 2019 Because of the rapid changes in the Suns' draft status, the atmosphere in the draft party was more quietly expectant than the jubilant mood of the 2018 gathering. — Julia Stumbaugh, azcentral, "Phoenix Suns fans react to whirlwind day of trades and surprising picks in NBA draft," 21 June 2019 Now, in front of an expectant country, with the game broadcast far and wide, England's cricketers have the opportunity to inspire and transcend sport, just like the Lionesses did weeks ago. — James Masters, CNN, "England vs. New Zealand: World Cup final on national TV offers chance to inspire a generation," 13 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
This at a time when party operatives were worse that a dirty U.S. Congressmen, gift-expectant, institutionally incapable of hearing anything at all. — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, "Meeting Gorbachev, Werner Herzog's Documentary, Is a Historical Thriller for Today," 27 May 2019 Also on Thursday, expectant Catherine shared a new photo of the adorable big brother-to-be after Sean’s tweet. — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, "Father-to-Be Sean Lowe Shares the Hilarious Reality of 'Parenting a Toddler'," 15 Mar. 2018 The expectant Keeping Up with the Kardashians reality star, 33, showed off her glamorous ensemble on Instagram Wednesday during her sibling trip in Japan. — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, "Is This Khloé Kardashian's Sexiest Maternity Photo Ever? (She's in the Shower!)," 28 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'expectant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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