destine
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Synonyms for destine
Synonyms
doom, fate, foredoom, foreordain, ordain, predestine, predetermine, preordain
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Variety reports the project is destined for Facebook Watch. — Claire Atkinson, NBC News, "Facebook wins British soccer rights for Southeast Asia," 6 July 2018 That doesn’t mean people with Medicare drug coverage are destined to overpay for prescriptions. — Kaiser Health News, OregonLive.com, "Want lower Medicare prescription drug costs? Ask for the cash price," 31 May 2018 About three-quarters of Canada’s exports are destined for the United States. — Chad P. Bown, Washington Post, "Canada turned to the WTO because Trump has threatened NAFTA," 30 Jan. 2018 Newsletter Sign-up Joe Pendleton was destined to be a Los Angeles Ram, Beatty said. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "My Talk With Legendary Rams Quarterback Warren Beatty," 23 Jan. 2019 Roh's meeting with Kim Jong Il came near the end of the South Korean's single presidential term, and so any results were destined to be short-lived. — Kim Tong-hyung, Fox News, "Unfinished business: Moon's summit dreams echo late mentor," 18 Sep. 2018 Trump will nominate a justice who could set the course of the country for years and decades to come — for good or ill, depending upon your viewpoint — but a late development this weekend reinforces that the decision isn't destined to be a home run. — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, "The most interesting late development in Trump’s Supreme Court derby," 9 July 2018 This is a collection that’s destined, if not designed, to defeat book reviews. — Zachary Fine, WSJ, "‘Attention’ Review: Anatomist of Our Disorder," 30 Aug. 2018 Remember, this is the guy that the female protagonist is destined to fall for in the end. — New York Times, "In ‘Set It Up’ and 2 Other Netflix Comedies, No One Emerges Unscathed," 14 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'destine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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