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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 With 27 outs to go, the Cubs’ four-game losing streak looked destined to extend. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Working people, meanwhile, continue to struggle with the rising cost of living, and discontent seems destined to boil over. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 With so many of these films destined to wind up on streaming services rather than art houses, there’s little incentive for directors to whittle down their work to the two-hour mark. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 Kansas City Chiefs This is destined to be a hilarious under-ranking if Patrick Mahomes quickly returns to form. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for destine

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A couple of daggers to the heart doomed both the Ravens and the Bills last winter.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
As if being ripped nationwide for his travel plans wasn’t painful enough, McVay will also be skewered for a baffling decision on a third-quarter play that could have rescued the Rams but instead doomed them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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Unfortunately for the handful of players fated to a long wait Tuesday, the skies opened in the middle of the afternoon, precisely at the time that the first-round matches that had been held over were scheduled to be played.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
So, while this season began with storms named Arthur in June, followed by Bertha in July and Cristobal, which flared up and then flamed out quickly earlier this month, the latest storm brewing was already fated to be called Dolly.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026

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