Expectation and Order

Expectation

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

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

Order noun - The way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another.

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Expectation and order are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expectation" instead a noun "Order".

Nearby Words: ordered, orderly, ordering, orderliness

high	high expectation	high order
full	full expectation	full order
usual	usual expectation	usual order
natural	natural expectation	natural order
Other adjectives: public, complete, certain, current, original, real, strict, social, internal, general, cosmic.

Rambo's superiors send him to Vietnam in order to search for US prisoners of war, in the expectation that he will find nothing, and in doing so free the United States from having to pay reparations to the Vietnamese government.

Source: Springtime for Hitler
Drink Order: Archie's love of milk is a famous subversion of expectation, as hardboiled detectives are generally associated with hard liquor.

Source: Literature / Nero Wolfe
The first book chronologically spoils almost every background twist for the first three mainline books and holds the payoff for a Brick Joke in the chronologically second book (which is still a prequel but released years earlier); the expectation seems to be that they'll be read in release order.

Source: Late-Arrival Spoiler

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