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Recent Examples of predetermined
Irene Wright, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The shrapnel came from an M795 round that had been paired with an M767A1 fuze, which was meant to electronically detonate the round at a predetermined point, the report said.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 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
The poems that stick with me most are the poems about wrestling freedom away from a predetermined fate, about surviving the end, about living again.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
The Winnebago System supports an annual spearing season that runs for a maximum of 16 days or until any of the predetermined harvest caps have been met.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 14 Feb. 2026
As the name suggests, a prescribed fire is when a predetermined area is purposely burned under certain pre-planned conditions.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
Of course, these lines of inquiry are wholly blocked if the agents remain masked and thus functionally invisible, and investigations are controlled and steered to a predetermined conclusion.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
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
Parents and City Council members argued families were brought into the conversation too late and that the outcome appeared predetermined.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Above all, outcomes are never predetermined.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
For volleyball this fall, the UIL tried having predetermined sites for state semifinals that were different from the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, which is where the state championship matches were played.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
The event, overseen by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, is tightly scripted and almost entirely predetermined to showcase a leadership hyperfocused on stability.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
Now, so much is on contract and predetermined.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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
The shrapnel came from an M795 round that had been paired with an M767A1 fuze, which was meant to electronically detonate the round at a predetermined point, the report said.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 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
The poems that stick with me most are the poems about wrestling freedom away from a predetermined fate, about surviving the end, about living again.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
The Winnebago System supports an annual spearing season that runs for a maximum of 16 days or until any of the predetermined harvest caps have been met.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 14 Feb. 2026
As the name suggests, a prescribed fire is when a predetermined area is purposely burned under certain pre-planned conditions.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
Of course, these lines of inquiry are wholly blocked if the agents remain masked and thus functionally invisible, and investigations are controlled and steered to a predetermined conclusion.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
Parents and City Council members argued families were brought into the conversation too late and that the outcome appeared predetermined.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Above all, outcomes are never predetermined.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
For volleyball this fall, the UIL tried having predetermined sites for state semifinals that were different from the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, which is where the state championship matches were played.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
The event, overseen by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, is tightly scripted and almost entirely predetermined to showcase a leadership hyperfocused on stability.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
Now, so much is on contract and predetermined.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predetermined
Verb
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While Nikola Jokic appears destined to finish behind Victor Wembanyama in the MVP voting, another race remains very much in doubt.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this month, several outlets covered how garments destined for brands were piling up at airports in Bangladesh and India after Gulf carriers cancelled flights, with more than half of Bangladesh’s air cargo typically moving through Gulf hubs.—
Assef Shaikh,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 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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Is Trump citizenship order doomed?—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps the international biennial is not doomed to fade away like the art of the medieval troubadour or the magic-lantern show.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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If possible, set aside some time today to journal, listen to your favorite music, or just take a nap!—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In a March 31 probable-cause affidavit obtained by People, police reveal Woods had two hydrocodone pills in his pocket following his arrest for driving under the influence.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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Fernandez was able to seek to overturn her conviction using Senate Bill 1437, a law that took effect in 2019 and allows people to seek resentencing if they were convicted of felony murder or under the natural and probable consequences doctrine.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 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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