as in fates
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
I just knew that it wasn't my destiny to end up in a dead-end job
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Recent Examples of destinies
The movies before this one, their destinies were so half-hazard.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Cannes is a maker of destinies.
—Norine Raja, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
And for all of that time, our destinies as Nations have been interlinked.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
And for all of that time, our destinies as Nations have been interlinked.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
But Calle, like any writer, sketches her characters and frames their destinies.
—Elisa Wouk Almino
editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The Paris Club, an informal forum of representatives from creditor countries largely in the Global North, has steered the destinies of nations in financial peril, restructuring over half a trillion dollars in sovereign debt since its first meeting in 1956.
—Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
To destinies that cross front lines and are never the same again.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
That’s the hope of the United States and Israel, which have urged the Iranian people to take hold of their destinies following the war.
—Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Cannes is a maker of destinies.
—Norine Raja, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
And for all of that time, our destinies as Nations have been interlinked.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
And for all of that time, our destinies as Nations have been interlinked.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
But Calle, like any writer, sketches her characters and frames their destinies.
—Elisa Wouk Almino
editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The Paris Club, an informal forum of representatives from creditor countries largely in the Global North, has steered the destinies of nations in financial peril, restructuring over half a trillion dollars in sovereign debt since its first meeting in 1956.
—Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
To destinies that cross front lines and are never the same again.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
That’s the hope of the United States and Israel, which have urged the Iranian people to take hold of their destinies following the war.
—Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for destinies
Noun
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What was exciting to you about leaving the season on such a big cliffhanger with one of your lead characters’ fates just so up in the air?—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
21 May 2026
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Amy Dickham, a professor of wildlife conservation at the University of Oxford, questioned the need to focus on Timmy when many other marine animals suffer similar fates or injuries caused by human activity.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Hovering over all of this is the existential matter of whether Jeffries and a Democratic House majority can begin to shore up their party’s longer-term fortunes.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The game has already produced seven winners in 2026, including a rapid stretch in late April and early May when four jackpots were claimed in just four days, underscoring how quickly fortunes have turned this year.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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“Destinies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destinies. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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