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
This series seems destined to go six or seven games with little margin for error from either team.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
This was a contestant who knew he was destined to win from the very first performance.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 1 June 2025
The Blues can also free up the requested cap space, if needed, with Torey Krug destined for LTIR.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Isole e Olena has 103 acres of vines located at 1150 to 1640 feet above sea level, but grapes from less than one quarter of those are destined for this Super Tuscan bottling.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 30 May 2025
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
This was a contestant who knew he was destined to win from the very first performance.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 1 June 2025
The Blues can also free up the requested cap space, if needed, with Torey Krug destined for LTIR.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Isole e Olena has 103 acres of vines located at 1150 to 1640 feet above sea level, but grapes from less than one quarter of those are destined for this Super Tuscan bottling.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destine
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However, military failures and poor decisions by both Nicholas and Alexandra, who was overseeing domestic affairs while her husband led the war effort, ultimately doomed the Romanov dynasty.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 June 2025
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But by then, consoles were already taking over gaming, and the Backyard series failed to keep up, doomed in part by the dot-com bubble bursting.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2025
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Born in Dover, Delaware, Hutchins began preaching at just 8 years old and was ordained by age 12.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Image In addition to learning his lines, Wallace became ordained via an online application approved by the District of Columbia.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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One saga examined closely by Olley as part of the research told the story of a fetus, still in his mother's womb, who ends up fated to avenge his father, being inscribed even before birth into complex social and political dynamics of kinship, feuds and violence.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Venus’ alignment with Neptune makes a love affair seem fated.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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“Destine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destine. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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