Await
Await verb - To believe in the future occurrence of (something).
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Synonyms for Await
Near
Near verb - To come near or nearer.
Common collocations
| time | await time | near time |
Both words in one sentence
- Thrust himself is a better example: twice during the second season (once at the beginning and again near the end), when it seems as though Megatron has been killed, he refuses to bury the hatchet with the Maximals, deciding, instead, to await Megatron's inevitable return.
Source: My Master, Right or Wrong - Fast forward to Toy Story 3, near the end when the entire group is holding hands as they await their inevitable death in an incinerator... only to look up as see a gigantic crane claw scoop them up being controlled by the Little Green Men adopted by the Potato Heads in Toy Story 2.
Source: Chekhov's Gag -
To make matters worse, most of the "magical creatures" quickly reveal themselves to be true animals (or very alien beings), and are nowhere near gentle dewy-eyed beings they are in most fairy tales.Death and the society await around every corner.
Source: Literature / Fablehaven
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