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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
James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
Rachel Cormack If careers canbe fated, Giorgio Cassetta’s life as a yacht designer seemed almost pre-written.
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The Editors,
Robb Report,
27 June 2026
When Solow died in 2020, Soloviev knew he was fated to take over the business.
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Reeves Wiedeman,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
So it was all very fated in that sense.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
China and Japan weren’t fated to become 21st century enemies.
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Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
Among the historic attractions dotting Route 66, there may be none more hapless and ill fated as the Aztec Hotel in Monrovia.
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Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
And yet as the series expands from and twists around its simple horror concept (a wedding at the groom-to-be’s family house in the woods is fated for a titular dark catastrophe), Morrone’s performance as Rachel is able to shoulder the weight of quite a bit of backstory and a complicated endgame.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Bannister presents five random strangers on a train, one of whom is fated to die in the next five minutes.
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Diya Chacko,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
Verb
His cultural determinism appears to leave America fated to endlessly repeat an ancient pattern of conflict.
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James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
Rachel Cormack If careers canbe fated, Giorgio Cassetta’s life as a yacht designer seemed almost pre-written.
—
The Editors,
Robb Report,
27 June 2026
When Solow died in 2020, Soloviev knew he was fated to take over the business.
—
Reeves Wiedeman,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
So it was all very fated in that sense.
—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
China and Japan weren’t fated to become 21st century enemies.
—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
Among the historic attractions dotting Route 66, there may be none more hapless and ill fated as the Aztec Hotel in Monrovia.
—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
And yet as the series expands from and twists around its simple horror concept (a wedding at the groom-to-be’s family house in the woods is fated for a titular dark catastrophe), Morrone’s performance as Rachel is able to shoulder the weight of quite a bit of backstory and a complicated endgame.
—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Bannister presents five random strangers on a train, one of whom is fated to die in the next five minutes.
—
Diya Chacko,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fated
Adjective
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In retrospect, Sumner seemed predestined to become a famous abolitionist lawyer.
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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.
Verb
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In Doral, volunteers at the nonprofit organization Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) have been working around the clock, filling boxes with supplies destined for Venezuela.
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The best opportunity came on another Norwegian corner kick when Torbjørn Heggem’s close-range shot looked destined for the back of the net before being blocked off the line by Ivory Coast midfielder Amad Diallo.
Verb
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The Big West Conference on its athletics page announced the addition of Cal Baptist of Riverside, Sac State and Utah Valley into the Big West, which includes schools that do not field football as budget cuts doomed those programs years ago.
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My tenure in Cleveland was doomed by a lot more people than just be.
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