as in to doom
to determine the fate of in advance
his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball
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Recent Examples of destine
Initially destined to be a floating casino, the ship went up for sale part way through its construction when its parent company, Genting Hong Kong, went bankrupt in 2022.
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Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
The drugs were sent from Puerto Rico and were destined for the western part of the state, according to the agency.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Is their romance doomed or destined to endure?
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Worse than being underused, however, is being used in a campaign destined for failure.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
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Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
The drugs were sent from Puerto Rico and were destined for the western part of the state, according to the agency.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Is their romance doomed or destined to endure?
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Worse than being underused, however, is being used in a campaign destined for failure.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destine
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Leaders today should remember the story of Neville Chamberlain because, as George Santayana said, whoever shall forget the past is doomed to repeat it.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2026
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But then the 1-20 stretch early last season doomed such hopes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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As such, both are equally bound to an elaborate code of ethics ordained by the Florida Supreme Court.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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He was ordained in 1968 and received his divinity degree from Chicago Theological Seminary in 2000.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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Those who keep going aren’t always confident, or tougher than anyone else, or fated to a grand destiny.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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No one needs to stoically, passively wait for whatever life might add or subtract, surrendering free will to fate without fighting back.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Destine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destine. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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