Thesaurus results for DESTINE

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 At that time, the company said Bannerman was destined for AMC and AMC+; Netflix joined the party last, leading to the series order. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 Florian Maurice, the former Rennes technical director, is telling a story about Jeremy Jacquet and how the Frenchman was destined for the top. — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Unfortunately for Centineo, he was not destined to wield the power of Grayskull. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026 While Peggy won the Final Jam and was destined to become a record-selling superstar, Richards prioritized starting a family off-screen. — Maya Pow, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for destine

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The 1979 Iran hostage crisis helped doom Jimmy Carter’s reelection bid.

— Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Those struggles – paired with some rather lackluster quarterback play – doomed the Dolphins rather early.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of doom

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So what if the credulous smallfolk now believe that the Usurper’s rule is ordained by the Gods?

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
The program was slowly implemented, and the first native African ministers ordained in Kenya, Ishmael Semler and William Jones, were ordained in 1885.

— Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

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And the willingness to set your own decision date instead of waiting for the market, a crisis, or fate to set it for you.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman were very generous to the crowd inside Ballroom 20 at Comic-Con on Friday, teasing what to expect after leaving Pete’s (Richie Moriarty) fate up in the air at the end of Season 5.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 July 2026

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