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Recent Examples of predetermined
Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Young people changed quickly and not on any predetermined schedule.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Every component has a predetermined function.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Those who choose a DIA will start receiving the income down the road at a predetermined age, perhaps at 70 or 75 years old.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Outside experts and watchdogs suspect that before the first meeting in July, Kennedy will work to stack the advisory board with questionably qualified allies who will come with a predetermined decision to ease access to the drugs—no rigorous scientific evaluation needed.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
What started in December of last year has grown to multiple events where hundreds of underage children decide to meet at a predetermined area, such as a shopping mall or park.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Here, the post-death period is not the end of all possibilities or a predetermined failure, but another opportunity for liberation in the next life.
—Jue Liang, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
The bettors are said to have wagered on either the velocity or the result (a ball or a hit-by-pitch) of a pitch by Clase or Ortiz, typically the first pitch of a predetermined inning.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Jon Harris Maurer, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
While local leaders attempted to assure the public that result of the study wouldn’t be predetermined, longtime Land Park resident Luree Stetson wasn’t reassured.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The Cowboys were predetermined to give up a home game in 2026 for an international destination, although the possibility of the team traveling to Melbourne, Australia, was on the table before the league selected the San Francisco 49ers to play the Los Angeles Rams Down Under.
—Nick Harris
april 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The contracts for draft picks are predetermined by a formula typically tied to the NFL salary cap.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2026
And while political observers, including Kiros herself, say the assembly process isn’t actually representative of who will vote in the June primary, the win still marked a surprising development in a race that many considered to be predetermined.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
But no matter how strong Carmen becomes, her destiny — embodied by a wraithlike old woman who turns up whenever the orchestra plays Bizet’s 10-note fate motif — is predetermined.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The characters in this novel are forced to live in a neoliberal world where their powerlessness is already predetermined, and they’re ignored by society and told to just keep on living.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
When critical decisions occur outside public view, victims who gather the courage to appear in court often feel their voices no longer matter when the result appears predetermined.
—Keith Wortz, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
According to the piece, the wide-open nature of the race is healthy for democratic participation and has yielded the most competitive gubernatorial contest in approximately 25 years, allowing voters meaningful choice rather than having a predetermined outcome.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Young people changed quickly and not on any predetermined schedule.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Every component has a predetermined function.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Those who choose a DIA will start receiving the income down the road at a predetermined age, perhaps at 70 or 75 years old.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Outside experts and watchdogs suspect that before the first meeting in July, Kennedy will work to stack the advisory board with questionably qualified allies who will come with a predetermined decision to ease access to the drugs—no rigorous scientific evaluation needed.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
What started in December of last year has grown to multiple events where hundreds of underage children decide to meet at a predetermined area, such as a shopping mall or park.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Here, the post-death period is not the end of all possibilities or a predetermined failure, but another opportunity for liberation in the next life.
—Jue Liang, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
The bettors are said to have wagered on either the velocity or the result (a ball or a hit-by-pitch) of a pitch by Clase or Ortiz, typically the first pitch of a predetermined inning.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
Who needs input when the outcome is predetermined?
—Jon Harris Maurer, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
While local leaders attempted to assure the public that result of the study wouldn’t be predetermined, longtime Land Park resident Luree Stetson wasn’t reassured.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The Cowboys were predetermined to give up a home game in 2026 for an international destination, although the possibility of the team traveling to Melbourne, Australia, was on the table before the league selected the San Francisco 49ers to play the Los Angeles Rams Down Under.
—Nick Harris
april 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The contracts for draft picks are predetermined by a formula typically tied to the NFL salary cap.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2026
And while political observers, including Kiros herself, say the assembly process isn’t actually representative of who will vote in the June primary, the win still marked a surprising development in a race that many considered to be predetermined.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
But no matter how strong Carmen becomes, her destiny — embodied by a wraithlike old woman who turns up whenever the orchestra plays Bizet’s 10-note fate motif — is predetermined.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The characters in this novel are forced to live in a neoliberal world where their powerlessness is already predetermined, and they’re ignored by society and told to just keep on living.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
When critical decisions occur outside public view, victims who gather the courage to appear in court often feel their voices no longer matter when the result appears predetermined.
—Keith Wortz, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predetermined
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
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
Verb
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Once teased for their transness, Little Death is now eternally doomed to the bottom of the lake at Camp Tivoli when not seasonally resurfacing to kill horny teenagers (and, of course, doomed to be reincarnated in endless sequels).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Is Trump citizenship order doomed?—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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From the standpoint of productivity, however, ephemera often seems counter to efficiency—to getting a coherent story down on paper and ready for publication as soon as humanly possible.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Investigators are examining possible anti-Islamic writings found in the car where police found the dead suspects, two senior law enforcement officials said.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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In total, eight cases are confirmed, two are probable and one is inconclusive.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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On Monday night before the matchup against Atlanta, Fudd appeared on the Wings’ injury report listed as probable with a right knee injury, but she was downgraded to out an hour before Tuesday’s game.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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What unfolds next is both foreordained and unpredictable: a performance superficially the same as any other rendition of the same score, but also profoundly different — wondrous, perhaps, or merely rote.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
16 Oct. 2024
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The film is a tragedy in which everything comes out right: Coppola builds his protagonist’s absurd overreach into a foreordained happy ending, and the movie itself is a happy outcome from the very start.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2024
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