WATCHED (FOR) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

watched (for)

verb

past tense of watch (for)

as in expected

to believe in the future occurrence of (something) watch for all the latest news on this Web site

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Drier weather is expected over the next few days across areas of the mid-Atlantic down through the Southeast, including the southern Appalachians.

— JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
That includes 433,000 children expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition, the form carrying the greatest risk of death.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

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Chew highlighted the accelerating pace of technological development, particularly in scientific research, arguing that the longer-term implications of AI could be far greater than currently anticipated.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Unfortunately, the 2027 quarterback class doesn't appear nearly as promising as anticipated.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of anticipated

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Simon took the campy photographs in the same Hilton hotel where Moore’s children awaited their mother, and the images make up what the wall text calls a MooreWrap cruise-collection look book.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Thankfully, guests could take a leaf out of her book, too, as a lippie in sleek packaging awaited each of them at their place setting.

— Vogue, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

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