as in accident
the belief that everything that will happen has already been predetermined and cannot be changed
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Recent Examples of predestination
But Slumdog Millionaire, a feel-good comedy drama about predestination and game shows, is the one that won him all the glory.
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Jordan Hoffman,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
The narrative addresses the idea of predestination and, in a way, debunks it.
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Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
28 Dec. 2025
Dylan arrives on the scene with the false modesty of predestination, touched by God but desperate for a place to sleep for the night.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Dec. 2024
The Rings of Power is governed by an overwhelming sense of predestination.
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2024
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Jordan Hoffman,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
The narrative addresses the idea of predestination and, in a way, debunks it.
—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
28 Dec. 2025
Dylan arrives on the scene with the false modesty of predestination, touched by God but desperate for a place to sleep for the night.
—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Dec. 2024
The Rings of Power is governed by an overwhelming sense of predestination.
—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestination
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Derived from a Central African shrub, the drug's ability to reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings were uncovered by accident, when Howard Lotsof, a 19-year old addicted to heroin, tried ibogaine out of curiosity in 1962.
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Since 2023, state regulators have issued 6,928 citations, including 140 for abuse and neglect by staff, 254 for accident hazards, and 257 for failing to control infections, according to state records.
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Deciding that destiny is at hand, TATA summons guardian robot VAN to prepare for an interstellar journey to Earth.
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The destiny of the city on the hill before all eyes—that was uncertain.
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Under federal rules, if a complaint about an infant formula — such as a report of an adverse event — shows a possible health hazard, the company must investigate.
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Climbing the tower while it is powered up and transmitting poses particular hazards.
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The group of death in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers wasn’t enough, because in Egypt’s next attempt to reach the finals in 2006, their luck put them in a group with Didier Drogba’s Ivory Coast and Samuel Eto’o’s Cameroon.
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In retrospect, the result looks less like luck than like a compounding advantage.
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Diaz said the fate of the next 250 years for the United States is dependent on how adults prepare the next generation to take on the mantle.
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The deal brings to a close a legal battle that dragged in the courts over several years between Yale New Haven Health and Prospect Medical Holdings concerning the fate of Prospect’s three Connecticut hospitals.
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Up to this point, Ruthye has begged Supergirl to help her exact revenge on Krem, which the heroine has refused, so the alignment of their goals ends up a convenient happenstance.
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And June 14, which by happenstance is my birthday.
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For the best chance of seeing them, move away from city lights, lie flat on your back and look toward the southern sky near the Aquarius constellation, NASA says.
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Now’s your chance to grab a closet’s worth of sleek, sculpting essentials, like the SpanxShape Booty Boost leggings for $44 off, and the SpanxSmooth Jersey Crewneck T-Shirt for $30 off.
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So, this means that TikTok has become more than a platform for doom-scrolling or dance choreography.
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The Rat Queen is Riley Pinkerton, mild-mannered doom priestess and Brooklyn artist, whose musical and visual dreams fuel her band’s raging odyssey.
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“Predestination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestination. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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