The phrase "anticipated debate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a discussion or argument that is expected to occur in the future.
Example: "The anticipated debate on climate change policy will take place next week, drawing experts from various fields."
Alternatives: "expected discussion" or "foreseen argument".
Considering that, let's take a look at the REAL questions the American public has for each candidate going into tonight's highly anticipated debate.
Given an anticipated debate over national identification cards, "we think that's good news," Mr. Rotenberg said.
The eagerly anticipated debate was titled "Traditionalist Versus Modern Cuisine," about the controversy over the new molecular gastronomy.
On Nov. 15, Mrs. Clinton and the other Democratic hopefuls will hold a much anticipated debate here.
The attorney general, Senator George Brandis, did not fare well in Monday evening's much anticipated debate with his Labor party opponent, Mark Dreyfus.
After last Thursday's much anticipated debate at the University of Texas in Austin, a number of major polls now have the two senators in a deadlock.
In the spring of 2008, anticipating debate over the K-12 science curriculum, the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund TFNEFF) sponsored a statewide survey of Texas collegiate biology and biological (aka physical) anthropology faculty regarding their opinions of student preparedness for classes and their thoughts on teaching evolution.
When Katie Hopkins, the outspoken former Apprentice contestant, told Oxford student newspaper Cherwell that she 'wouldn't want a Tyrone in her tutor group', she probably didn't anticipate debating Oxford student Tyrone Steele two weeks later.
A spokesman for Mrs. Obama anticipated the debate, calling breast-feeding "a very personal choice".
Senator Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat who wants to defer the decision to permit more study, anticipated that debate.
Our approach anticipated the debate on fair access to placements and internships, as students were able to hold down part-time jobs while benefitting from these more manageable and flexible placements.
