as in to doom
to determine the fate of in advance
his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball
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Recent Examples of destine
Any number of those cases are destined for the high court, putting the durability of Trump’s executive actions largely in the justices’ hands.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
At this magnitude, the two stars are destined to explode.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Of course, given Bryson’s ridiculous range, this performance was always destined to bring down the house.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 7 Apr. 2025
This isn’t like, say, banning Kamala Harris from running for president in 2019 -- a no-hoper destined to sink among a pack of otherwise undistinguished contenders.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 3 Apr. 2025
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
At this magnitude, the two stars are destined to explode.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Of course, given Bryson’s ridiculous range, this performance was always destined to bring down the house.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 7 Apr. 2025
This isn’t like, say, banning Kamala Harris from running for president in 2019 -- a no-hoper destined to sink among a pack of otherwise undistinguished contenders.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destine
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But the effort is almost certainly doomed, since Democrats need Republican signatures to hit the 218 threshold, and Luna isn’t signing on this time after cutting the deal with Johnson on vote pairing.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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Is a player’s title hopes doomed by a double bogey?—
Bob Spear,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
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He was born in Wichita and ordained a priest for the Diocese of Wichita in May 1994.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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In late 1755, Grierson gifted Rind a book by the Nonjuring bishop who’d ordained him, Archibald Campbell.—
Alexandra Cox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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Growing up, Moynihan was practically fated to be on SNL, to the point where his mother bought him Dan Aykroyd–minted SNL merchandise.—
Andy Hoglund,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
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When you’re fated Photo: HBO Not to regress, but Rick and Chelsea are totes OTP.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Destine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destine. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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