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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
Amanda Rosa
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Like many rags-to-riches stories, the quintet’s rise to fame seemed fated.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 4 May 2026
Linking their destinities is a man—presumably the traitor’s son of the title—with the extra wrinkle that Elegy is fated to fall in love with him.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
But with challenges or recent decisions across multiple circuits, experts say the fight is fated for the Supreme Court.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
The results are not pre-selected by some conspiracy, nor are they fated.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Elsewhere, the Dolphins are engaged in a full-on tank, and the Jets are the Jets, fated for failure until further notice.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Sparkling Miss Camberg was fated to wed the man whose name so closely mirrored her own.
—Miranda Seymour, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
If so, this romance will feel fated, as if it were meant to be.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
Once fated to be replaced by pickleball courts, the beloved basketball courts at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park are here to stay.
—Amanda Rosa
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Like many rags-to-riches stories, the quintet’s rise to fame seemed fated.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 4 May 2026
Linking their destinities is a man—presumably the traitor’s son of the title—with the extra wrinkle that Elegy is fated to fall in love with him.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
But with challenges or recent decisions across multiple circuits, experts say the fight is fated for the Supreme Court.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
The results are not pre-selected by some conspiracy, nor are they fated.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Elsewhere, the Dolphins are engaged in a full-on tank, and the Jets are the Jets, fated for failure until further notice.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Sparkling Miss Camberg was fated to wed the man whose name so closely mirrored her own.
—Miranda Seymour, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
If so, this romance will feel fated, as if it were meant to be.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fated
Verb
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With a stylish matching set for $30, a makeup bag that even flight attendants swear by, and a genius anti-theft accessory that takes up zero packing space, these Amazon finds are destined to be summer travel game-changers—with deals up to 70 percent off.—
Erin Cavoto,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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Films about filmmaking often seem destined for film lovers only, to the detriment of everyone else.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Irwin, at first, looks like the protagonist of the film, a naive man who has faith in hard work and straight shooting and providing a better life for his kids, and who seems doomed to be pushed into terrible things.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
17 May 2026
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What’s doomed the Rays in recent years has been injuries, particularly to their starting pitchers — five top Rays starters had Tommy John surgery since 2020 and two of their current starters, Shane McClanahan and Drew Rasmussen have had multiple TJ surgeries.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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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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