Expectation and Idea

Expectation

Expectation noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.

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Idea and expectation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Expectation".

Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

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Expectation and idea are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expectation" instead a noun "Idea".

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

clear	clear expectation	clear idea
common	common expectation	common idea
original	original expectation	original idea
reasonable	reasonable expectation	reasonable idea
Other adjectives: popular, real, little, new, traditional, general, strange, basic, overall.

From this expectation comes the idea that Right Makes Might, and the deserving are always victorious.

Source: Advantage Ball
How about the expectation on the author's part that readers have some idea how Unix and tools like secure shell work?

Source: Literature / Without Bloodshed
On the other hand, the idea comes up: When Martin and Garrett run across a moredhel woman, the latter is surprised by her beauty, so the intrinsic expectation that evil enemies would look monstrous while good allied elves are the ones who are allowed to look beautiful is there.

Source: Beauty Equals Goodness / Literature

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