as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
my wife and I are such soulmates, I'm convinced that our marriage was preordained
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Recent Examples of preordain
All of those things have entered the culture and almost feel preordained now.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
There’s always a chance, nothing is preordained.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
For Democrats, this was preordained.
—Avi Nelson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
Fear and divisiveness are not preordained.
—Michael McDevitt, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
There’s always a chance, nothing is preordained.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
For Democrats, this was preordained.
—Avi Nelson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
Fear and divisiveness are not preordained.
—Michael McDevitt, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preordain
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Everything’s Going to Be Great suggests that all of this is destined to become fodder, someday, for Les’ brilliant creative career.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
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They were led nonetheless by an exceptional cadre of junior officers, thirty of whom would become generals, including eighteen destined to be full generals, the army's highest rank.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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However, military failures and poor decisions by both Nicholas and Alexandra, who was overseeing domestic affairs while her husband led the war effort, ultimately doomed the Romanov dynasty.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 June 2025
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But by then, consoles were already taking over gaming, and the Backyard series failed to keep up, doomed in part by the dot-com bubble bursting.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2025
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Born in Dover, Delaware, Hutchins began preaching at just 8 years old and was ordained by age 12.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Image In addition to learning his lines, Wallace became ordained via an online application approved by the District of Columbia.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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One saga examined closely by Olley as part of the research told the story of a fetus, still in his mother's womb, who ends up fated to avenge his father, being inscribed even before birth into complex social and political dynamics of kinship, feuds and violence.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Venus’ alignment with Neptune makes a love affair seem fated.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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“Preordain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preordain. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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