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
The city can request a hearing, Braun’s letter said, but the outcome is preordained.
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
The album, Remover explains, flowed out of them in a way that felt almost divinely preordained.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2025
Her stardom, now so apparent, hardly felt preordained.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
All of those things have entered the culture and almost feel preordained now.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
The album, Remover explains, flowed out of them in a way that felt almost divinely preordained.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2025
Her stardom, now so apparent, hardly felt preordained.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
All of those things have entered the culture and almost feel preordained now.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preordain
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In the 2000s the telescope supported the European Space Agency's missions Mars Express and Rosetta, destined for Mars and Comet 67/P respectively.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Passionate about hospitality, Barrett also had the keys to the 853-square-foot interior space, which opens onto a 1,285-square-foot courtyard, that was destined for a dining concept.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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If you’re doomed to go 4-8 again, give the locals something to cling to while they’re stuck riding over the bumps.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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The combination of strange comments, a clear lack of education and experience, and a disturbing personal history with mental health struggles and domestic problems doomed his campaign.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Qualified people who could be priests except for archaic laws that no longer serve us continue to wait to be invited into the ranks of those who have been ordained.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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The move also contrasts with Pope Francis, who said no to moving into the papal apartments when he was ordained in 2013, choosing instead a Vatican guesthouse.—
Greg Wehner , Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, we are fated to see two versions of the same events every time.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even still, the property preserves its tropical, midcentury modern inspiration in a way that feels fated never to go out of style.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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