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Recent Examples of predetermined
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
These vehicles are not fully autonomous, but independently follow a predetermined route.
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Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
The acquisition comes after an agreement between the two companies in April that gave SpaceX the right to acquire Cursor at a predetermined valuation.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
According to Olson, the podcast does not attempt to force a predetermined conclusion, but instead reexamines the case using modern forensic reconstruction technology and fresh expert analysis.
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Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
Young people changed quickly and not on any predetermined schedule.
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Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Every component has a predetermined function.
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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.
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Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
Redefining How APIs Are Used AI agents are not simply scripts executing predetermined instructions.
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Baptiste Parravicini,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2026
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
In a tent along Oak Street, predetermined, non-color designs can be selected and tattooed by local artists.
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Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
Yes, even the robots have predetermined blind spots.
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Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
The press headlines last week were naturally driven by the trophy pictures, the outcomes for which were largely predetermined by guarantees coming from a relatively small number of individuals in the market.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
For the birth scene, director Ken Olin gave Woodley and Brown room to find the moment rather than execute something predetermined, and several of the women hired as midwives were real nurses; one was a doula.
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Kennedy French,
Variety,
23 May 2026
When the destination is predetermined, the journey matters that much more.
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Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
That predetermined fat level is governed by genetics, physiology and environmental factors.
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Kim Pfotenhauer,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
According to Le Figaro, at an unrelated hearing, a judge who served on Ted Maher's case had claimed Ted's sentence had been predetermined before the trial even began.
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Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Adjective
On Thursday morning, one of the two landlord representatives, Christina Smyth, resigned, ripping the rent freeze as a predetermined conclusion the board had worked to justify.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
These vehicles are not fully autonomous, but independently follow a predetermined route.
—
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
The acquisition comes after an agreement between the two companies in April that gave SpaceX the right to acquire Cursor at a predetermined valuation.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
According to Olson, the podcast does not attempt to force a predetermined conclusion, but instead reexamines the case using modern forensic reconstruction technology and fresh expert analysis.
—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
23 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
Redefining How APIs Are Used AI agents are not simply scripts executing predetermined instructions.
—
Baptiste Parravicini,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
The path for Andersson isn’t predetermined; there is a range of outcomes for how his next deal could age.
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Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
In a tent along Oak Street, predetermined, non-color designs can be selected and tattooed by local artists.
—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
Yes, even the robots have predetermined blind spots.
—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
The press headlines last week were naturally driven by the trophy pictures, the outcomes for which were largely predetermined by guarantees coming from a relatively small number of individuals in the market.
—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
For the birth scene, director Ken Olin gave Woodley and Brown room to find the moment rather than execute something predetermined, and several of the women hired as midwives were real nurses; one was a doula.
—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
23 May 2026
When the destination is predetermined, the journey matters that much more.
—
Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
That predetermined fat level is governed by genetics, physiology and environmental factors.
—
Kim Pfotenhauer,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
According to Le Figaro, at an unrelated hearing, a judge who served on Ted Maher's case had claimed Ted's sentence had been predetermined before the trial even began.
—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predetermined
Adjective
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In retrospect, Sumner seemed predestined to become a famous abolitionist lawyer.
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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.
Verb
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In Doral, volunteers at the nonprofit organization Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) have been working around the clock, filling boxes with supplies destined for Venezuela.
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The best opportunity came on another Norwegian corner kick when Torbjørn Heggem’s close-range shot looked destined for the back of the net before being blocked off the line by Ivory Coast midfielder Amad Diallo.
Adjective
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
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If stress builds, schedule a short stretch break and set softer deadlines where possible, because kindness to your body supports reliable output.
Verb
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The Big West Conference on its athletics page announced the addition of Cal Baptist of Riverside, Sac State and Utah Valley into the Big West, which includes schools that do not field football as budget cuts doomed those programs years ago.
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My tenure in Cleveland was doomed by a lot more people than just be.
Adjective
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Testing delays have also meant that some probable Ebola victims died without being confirmed as having the disease.
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As of May 27, there have been a total of 13 cases of hantavirus -- 11 confirmed and two probable -- and three deaths, of which two have been confirmed, according to the WHO.
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.
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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.
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