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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Per reports, the 29-year-old, who once seemed destined to be at the top of golf's world rankings, will play in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in December.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
One wrong foothold, one bobble, one slip, and he is destined to fall for a while.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Oct. 2025
Rotterdam Unveils Nine World Premieres The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled a first wave of world premieres for its 2026 edition, announcing nine titles destined for its Bright Future and Harbour programming strands.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Gas prices, as measured by AAA, looked destined to break through the psychologically important $3-a-gallon level.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
One wrong foothold, one bobble, one slip, and he is destined to fall for a while.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Oct. 2025
Rotterdam Unveils Nine World Premieres The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled a first wave of world premieres for its 2026 edition, announcing nine titles destined for its Bright Future and Harbour programming strands.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Gas prices, as measured by AAA, looked destined to break through the psychologically important $3-a-gallon level.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destine
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Batherson’s mistake was the biggest among a series of them that doomed the Senators against the Canadiens in a 4-3 overtime loss.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Like Ferrante’s protagonists, the two women share a friendship that is both cemented and doomed by their unusual intelligence.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Many were spurred on by religious fervor and the concept of Manifest Destiny, the belief that the Christian God had ordained that White settlers should colonize North America, from sea to shining sea.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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He was ordained in 1976, and has served in various positions over his 40 years serving the Catholic Church, including director of Catholic Charities and director of the Haitian Apostolate, according to the Archdiocese of Miami website.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, her portrayal of the interlude as fated, and fulfilling thanks in part to that feeling, is pure Smith.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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If the person dreamed of you that night, romance was fated by the intelligence of the jungle.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Destine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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