as in destiny
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
he always said that it was kismet that they met at a showing of their favorite movie
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Recent Examples of kismet
But that is one of the many, many things that makes this entire journey so kismet and had to happen, because this film changed our lives.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Regardless of whether Camp Rock 3 comes to fruition, the timing of Joe’s spontaneous reveal does seem like kismet.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
What kismet that the most nuanced dish got the most nuanced performance.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
But kismet aside, there’s also the sense that his efforts — which include his work off camera to warn kids of the long-term consequences of their decisions — were at last being rewarded.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 July 2025
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Regardless of whether Camp Rock 3 comes to fruition, the timing of Joe’s spontaneous reveal does seem like kismet.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
What kismet that the most nuanced dish got the most nuanced performance.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
But kismet aside, there’s also the sense that his efforts — which include his work off camera to warn kids of the long-term consequences of their decisions — were at last being rewarded.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kismet
Noun
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Dek is now free to fulfil his own destiny.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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However, destiny has one more surprise in store.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In other words, investors might bail on companies such as Nvidia, Oracle, and CoreWeave, whose fates are deemed too closely tied up with OpenAI’s.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Hekate is the goddess of fate and the night, who is grossly misunderstood throughout history.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Kismet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kismet. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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