as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
our victory in the tournament was seemingly predestined
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Recent Examples of predestine
Your luck in life is predestined in a way.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Josh Allen plowed his way through, as if predestined to cross the plane fully upright.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
As the Bank of Russia pushed interest rates higher, the dollar was predestined to grow since it is often considered a comparatively secure asset.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
George eventually played college football at Iowa and according to his mom, he was almost predestined for the gridiron.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Mary Barra’s rise from an intern to the corner office of General Motors seems almost predestined.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
Though Kendall finished well before Stricker on Sunday, the result felt predestined.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2023
Faith Pinho: Paulina and Bobby were predestined in the truest sense of the word.
—The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
Assiette Champenoise, Tinqueux Chef Arnaud Lallement’s fate as a chef seemed predestined.
—Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Josh Allen plowed his way through, as if predestined to cross the plane fully upright.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
As the Bank of Russia pushed interest rates higher, the dollar was predestined to grow since it is often considered a comparatively secure asset.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
George eventually played college football at Iowa and according to his mom, he was almost predestined for the gridiron.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Mary Barra’s rise from an intern to the corner office of General Motors seems almost predestined.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
Though Kendall finished well before Stricker on Sunday, the result felt predestined.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2023
Faith Pinho: Paulina and Bobby were predestined in the truest sense of the word.
—The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
Assiette Champenoise, Tinqueux Chef Arnaud Lallement’s fate as a chef seemed predestined.
—Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestine
Verb
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He seems destined to earn a lucrative deal on the open market.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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But this step is essential so as to not create a program destined to fail.—
Robert Hoban,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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With Armstead retiring this offseason, Paul’s under the microscope, and his ability to anchor the Dolphins’ offensive line will either stabilize the unit, or doom the season because the Dolphins don’t have a capable backup behind him.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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Besides, the moment of boundless technocracy was over, doomed by deficits and a sharp swerve in the public mood.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Burke’s path to ownership wasn’t ordained by family tradition or a traditionally artistic calling.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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He was ordained in 1904 by Archbishop Sebastian Messmer at Milwaukee's St. Francis of Assisi Church.—
Maya Bell,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
Verb
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Rose Byrne knew she was fated to bring the story of Amanda Ogle to the screen.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 June 2025
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Instead, the world appears fated to witness the decline or even the collapse of international institutions, which may then be replaced by less influential multinational institutions and intensified fragmentation, competition, and transactionalism.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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“Predestine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestine. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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