expect
verb (used with object)
to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of.
expectedly
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a word derived from
expect.
Example Sentences
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"The moderation was expectedly driven by the agriculture and the non-manufacturing industrial sectors," she said in a note.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
When Davidson, now the No. 2 prospect in her class, signed with USC last week, the basketball world nodded along expectedly, but Gottlieb took a second to think of that first phone call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
All of that, expectedly, has resulted in some nightmarish polling for Adams, who is about as underwater as a mayor can get, despite maintaining relative support from the New York Post.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2023
The initial offers from Dodgers, Cubs, Rangers, Yankees, Giants and Red Sox would all expectedly be larger in terms of years committed and dollars guaranteed than the offer the Mariners would be willing to make.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
But there’s another way in which our devices, perhaps less expectedly, cater to our deepest neurological wiring.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
