foreordained
adjective
fore·or·dained
ˌfȯr-ȯr-ˈdānd 
: destined or ordained in advance
a foreordained outcome
This device is commonplace, almost foreordained, in tales of doomed heroes …—
John Crowley
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Her foray into television, which started in 2017, was not exactly foreordained.
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Tammy Lagorce,
New York Times,
14 May 2024
As Robinson notes, the story had to go this way because Jacob has a foreordained task in becoming one of the patriarchs of Israel.
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James Wood,
The New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2024
For all the talk of Senate traditions, the outcome seems pretty foreordained if the Democrats win a majority and the intractable McConnell continues as GOP leader.
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Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
17 Aug. 2020
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Tammy Lagorce,
New York Times,
14 May 2024
As Robinson notes, the story had to go this way because Jacob has a foreordained task in becoming one of the patriarchs of Israel.
—
James Wood,
The New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2024
For all the talk of Senate traditions, the outcome seems pretty foreordained if the Democrats win a majority and the intractable McConnell continues as GOP leader.
—
Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
17 Aug. 2020
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“Foreordained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreordained. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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