WATCHES (FOR) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

watches (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of watch (for)

as in anticipates

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

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Collins anticipates more movement, cutting, off-ball activity and screening.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The India Meteorological Department anticipates the storm could have sustained winds of 75 mph at that point, with gusts probably exceeding 100 to 110 mph near the storm’s core.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

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The foundation expects to award about $700 million in grants in 2027, a figure that could rise, a Ford Foundation spokesperson told the Associated Press.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Florida won’t get the next SpaceX Starship launch, but with the first of three launch towers on the Space Coast near completion, Elon Musk expects the company to build up the launch rate quickly.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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What awaits The Chiefs played the NFL’s easiest schedule through six weeks.

— Sam McDowell October 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
As the city of Hamtramck awaits the conclusion of legal challenges and election proceedings related to the 2025 mayoral election, officials say Adam Alharbi will remain in the city's top spot until then.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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