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Recent Examples of predetermination
The presiding judge granted Sweeney's attorney's request to change the charge to second-degree murder or manslaughter as the court lacked sufficient evidence to try him for first-degree murder since predetermination was not established.
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Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
From there we’re introduced to the Time Variance Authority where Loki is taken for messing with predetermination—a strict timeline set up by the powerful and mysterious Time Keepers—and introduced to Agent Mobius (Owen Wilson).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 June 2021
Both seasons of The Umbrella Academy raise questions about the nature of time travel (as presented in the series) and the tension between choice and predetermination.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Aug. 2020
There is comfort in subsuming your sense of individuality to a larger sentiment of prescription and predetermination.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2019
Yet the movie has a mythic thrust that’s partly due to its almost playful manipulation of time, its silent flash-forwards lending the story a feeling of futility and predetermination.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018
Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
From there we’re introduced to the Time Variance Authority where Loki is taken for messing with predetermination—a strict timeline set up by the powerful and mysterious Time Keepers—and introduced to Agent Mobius (Owen Wilson).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 June 2021
Both seasons of The Umbrella Academy raise questions about the nature of time travel (as presented in the series) and the tension between choice and predetermination.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Aug. 2020
There is comfort in subsuming your sense of individuality to a larger sentiment of prescription and predetermination.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2019
Yet the movie has a mythic thrust that’s partly due to its almost playful manipulation of time, its silent flash-forwards lending the story a feeling of futility and predetermination.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predetermination
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Hayden, a Republican who left office in January, opened the investigation in the fall of 2021 amid baseless theories that fraud somehow tainted the 2020 election results in Johnson County, which went for former President Joe Biden over President Donald Trump that year.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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However, no documents proving those theories have yet to surface or be produced, leaving the true nature of Flenory’s dealings with Cowins to speculation.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Trump and future presidents can test the limits with a presumption of success.—
Axios,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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Yet another person called out the bride's presumption that giving a gift is obligatory.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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In addition, any opinions and assumptions expressed herein are made as of the date of this communication and are subject to change and/or withdrawal without notice.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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The real magic happens when people bring ideas to life — when teams push boundaries, challenge assumptions and pour their passion into building something extraordinary.—
Calvin Rasode,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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Autonomous agents can analyze vast datasets, generate hypotheses and assist researchers in making breakthroughs.—
Michele Zanello,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
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The analysis supported the hypothesis that there are different origins for repeating and non-repeating FRBs.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps time travel into the past is forbidden for exactly these reasons, according to Stephen Hawking's chronology protection conjecture.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Some, as in the Langlands case, finally put decades-old conjectures to bed.—
Jordana Cepelewicz,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Dec. 2024
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From renovating their homes to relocating entirely, the constant moves have sparked much speculation.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Grammy-winning singer returned to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, more than a year after she was first spotted in the stands as romance speculation swirled.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The power stocks most exposed to artificial intelligence sold off steeply Monday, as some investors fear that models developed in China could prove more energy efficient, potentially undermining the thesis that electricity demand in the U.S. will surge as the tech sector builds out data centers.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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The great joke, and the central thesis, is that the film can accomplish that by using only spare parts.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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The fact that the Soviets had detonated their first atomic bomb the previous summer buttressed that faulty supposition.—
James Hershberg,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Feb. 2022
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The supposition that the crime was committed accidentally seems equally implausible.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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“Predetermination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predetermination. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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