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his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball
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Recent Examples of destined
Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
At the same time that engineers are preparing to send more helicopters to Mars, NASA is working on a more massive rotorcraft named Dragonfly destined for Saturn’s moon Titan.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Anyone who seeks out career advice (in any field) is destined to get bombarded with metaphors.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
The Times’ possible victory would bruise the Post’s reputation (they were destined to clash again over the Pentagon Papers).
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 7 May 2026
The unscripted casting director has spent her career scouting and vetting everyday people destined to be TV characters.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Inside, piles of white fiber extracted from the plants’ leaves awaited combing, destined for everything from handbags to the shaggy chandeliers that have made Damman a rising design star.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
With an adjournment deadline of midnight Wednesday, Ritter is facing daily disasters and dramas relating to lawmakers clamoring for votes on bills destined to die without their moment on the floor.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
That this reunion brought such a vast majority of his grads to push Schwarzman for selfies may mean he’s truly destined to sway the world on a more peaceful path.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Verb
It was subsequently sold at a reduced price to Hitler’s art dealer and was destined for the Führer Museum in Linz, Austria.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
At the same time that engineers are preparing to send more helicopters to Mars, NASA is working on a more massive rotorcraft named Dragonfly destined for Saturn’s moon Titan.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Anyone who seeks out career advice (in any field) is destined to get bombarded with metaphors.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
The Times’ possible victory would bruise the Post’s reputation (they were destined to clash again over the Pentagon Papers).
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 7 May 2026
The unscripted casting director has spent her career scouting and vetting everyday people destined to be TV characters.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Inside, piles of white fiber extracted from the plants’ leaves awaited combing, destined for everything from handbags to the shaggy chandeliers that have made Damman a rising design star.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
With an adjournment deadline of midnight Wednesday, Ritter is facing daily disasters and dramas relating to lawmakers clamoring for votes on bills destined to die without their moment on the floor.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
That this reunion brought such a vast majority of his grads to push Schwarzman for selfies may mean he’s truly destined to sway the world on a more peaceful path.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for destined
Verb
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Spirit was doomed to fail because of mismanagement, deep financial problems, and – crucially – its reputation for poor customer service.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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My goodness, are we doomed to be Bucks West?—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude disregarded all threats of legal action, directing Running Fence to complete its predestined voyage into the sea.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Martin was ordained in 1999 and began working full-time as an editor at America, a Jesuit magazine.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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Shortly before the Constitution was written, Haynes would become the first Black minister ordained in the United States.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Closing arguments are on Thursday, and a decision from an advisory jury and the judge overseeing the case, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, are possible next week.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Even if the threshold for disagreement was quite low, disagreements were amplified to the point that each random interaction was increasingly likely to exceed the threshold.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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The eight wolves that are not in packs rambled much farther and were less likely to stay in a specific area, Cassidy said.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Embiid began Wednesday listed as probable for Game 2, but six hours before tip-off, the 76ers ruled him out with a right ankle sprain and right hip soreness.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Aaron Nola is listed as the probable pitcher for Monday.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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“Destined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destined. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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