as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
our victory in the tournament was seemingly predestined
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Recent Examples of predestine
Your luck in life is predestined in a way.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Josh Allen plowed his way through, as if predestined to cross the plane fully upright.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
As the Bank of Russia pushed interest rates higher, the dollar was predestined to grow since it is often considered a comparatively secure asset.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
George eventually played college football at Iowa and according to his mom, he was almost predestined for the gridiron.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Mary Barra’s rise from an intern to the corner office of General Motors seems almost predestined.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
Though Kendall finished well before Stricker on Sunday, the result felt predestined.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2023
Faith Pinho: Paulina and Bobby were predestined in the truest sense of the word.
—The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
Assiette Champenoise, Tinqueux Chef Arnaud Lallement’s fate as a chef seemed predestined.
—Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Josh Allen plowed his way through, as if predestined to cross the plane fully upright.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
As the Bank of Russia pushed interest rates higher, the dollar was predestined to grow since it is often considered a comparatively secure asset.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
George eventually played college football at Iowa and according to his mom, he was almost predestined for the gridiron.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Mary Barra’s rise from an intern to the corner office of General Motors seems almost predestined.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
Though Kendall finished well before Stricker on Sunday, the result felt predestined.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2023
Faith Pinho: Paulina and Bobby were predestined in the truest sense of the word.
—The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
Assiette Champenoise, Tinqueux Chef Arnaud Lallement’s fate as a chef seemed predestined.
—Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestine
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Cassandra is a clairvoyant who needs to protect three young women who are destined to develop superpowers who are targeted by a powerful assassin.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Douthat Trump Is on a Path to Failure The fact that Trump survived bad trajectories before doesn’t mean that this one is destined to reverse.—
David Pierson Joao Silva Julia Jacobs Ross Douthat,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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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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“Predestine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestine. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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