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to determine the fate of in advance
the warning that the lack of an advanced education will fate a person to a lifetime of below-average earnings
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Recent Examples of fated
Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Henry seems to interpret this as a reinforcement of the Commander’s prophecy—that he, too, is fated to kill himself on his 40th birthday.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
There is a healthy amount of respect between the Rams and Seahawks, and — at least from the Rams in the locker room Sunday night — a feeling that this matchup was fated.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The downside, Xie says, is that productivity-enhancing technology is deflationary — doubly so in China where any sector prioritized by the state is fated toward involution.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Exceptionalism but for being something worse than cursed—fated, maybe—for a specific brand of suffering.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Born in 1947, Rob Reiner was, of course, the son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, and seemingly fated by lineage for sitcom fame.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025
An intimate moment with someone could feel almost fated.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
When the Sun moves through those signs, your travel serendipity theoretically increases and the travels often feel more fated.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 17 Nov. 2025
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Could Sharks-Hawks be hockey’s next great rivalry, fated to meet in the Western Conference final time and time again?
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Henry seems to interpret this as a reinforcement of the Commander’s prophecy—that he, too, is fated to kill himself on his 40th birthday.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
There is a healthy amount of respect between the Rams and Seahawks, and — at least from the Rams in the locker room Sunday night — a feeling that this matchup was fated.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The downside, Xie says, is that productivity-enhancing technology is deflationary — doubly so in China where any sector prioritized by the state is fated toward involution.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Exceptionalism but for being something worse than cursed—fated, maybe—for a specific brand of suffering.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Born in 1947, Rob Reiner was, of course, the son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, and seemingly fated by lineage for sitcom fame.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025
An intimate moment with someone could feel almost fated.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
When the Sun moves through those signs, your travel serendipity theoretically increases and the travels often feel more fated.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fated
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Dallas is on the outside of the play-in picture, seemingly destined for another year in the draft lottery.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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At first glance, the director Josef Kubota Wladyka’s third feature seems destined to make a misstep.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But those who don’t learn from history are too often doomed to repeat it.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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Bernthal plays doomed Sonny, who’s hoping to pay for his lover’s gender-affirming operation; his longtime pal and costar on The Bear plays volatile Sal, the loneliest guy in the world.—
Jenny Lumet,
Vanity Fair,
10 Feb. 2026
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude disregarded all threats of legal action, directing Running Fence to complete its predestined voyage into the sea.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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