destine

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Recent Examples of destine Last year at this time, fans were excited that the 2025 Grammys looked to be a real horse race, with super-divas Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan all destined to compete in the top categories. Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025 This was the movie we were destined to make together. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025 The DVDs are destined to be part of the invitations for his debut show. Mark Holgate, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025 The Republicans in Congress think Democrats are destined to blink given the costs to constituents. Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for destine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for destine
Verb
  • But the run from Fry’s bunt doomed the Tigers.
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Your Party suffers from some of the same problems that doomed its predecessors.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Many African Anglican churches refuse to ordain female priests.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Mullally was ordained in 2001 and left the government three years later for church roles at Salisbury Cathedral and then becoming only the fourth woman bishop in the Church of England as the Suffragan Bishop of Crediton in the Diocese of Exeter.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At long last, two characters find their way back to each other — but what hand will fate deal them next?
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Harold Hardrada, fated to become the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, has serious family issues.
    Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Destine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destine. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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