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destine

verb

ˈde-stən

Definition of destine

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 Ella’s father himself was due to leave in the next day or two, destined—even he—for the front. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026 One big question has always been whether cells in the ectoderm were already destined to become the forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain. — Mike McRae 21, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026 These are not pieces destined to live in the back of the closet after the collaboration buzz fades. — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2026 Quantum Frederick is destined to dwarf the relatively tiny, 18-acre Vantage VA2 campus just across the state border. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for destine

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In some cases, House Democrats are campaigning on the bill that’s doomed in its current form, presenting a further contrast to the vast majority of Senate Democrats who want nothing to do with it.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
This being England, their love is doomed by the gulf of the social divide.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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City leaders never expected Sunrise Mall was fated for a sports complex, but that ethos — of being flexible and pitching the city to fill gaps in the market — will help bring in new businesses, Middleton said.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
His path toward becoming a designer was weird, but probably fated if what happened next was any indication.

— Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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