Anticipated
Anticipated adjective - Being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events.
Certain and anticipated are semantically related. in expected topic. In some cases you can use "Certain" instead an adjective "Anticipated".
Certain
Certain adjective - Known but not named.
Anticipated and certain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anticipated" instead an adjective "Certain".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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This is only useable in certain hotspots, though, so not the general feature players anticipated.
Source: Video Game / Star Trek Online - Again in EverQuest were the introduction of certain overpowering items that seemed balanced on paper, but ended up being far more powerful than anticipated.
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Savvy players knew the plot of Super Robot Wars 4 would happen sooner or later, but no one anticipated the "Guests" of the Zuvorg Alliance to appear in the Second Original Generation: all of its characters are present, including a certain Inspector who comes Back from the Dead.
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