as in fates
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
I just knew that it wasn't my destiny to end up in a dead-end job
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Recent Examples of destinies
Twelve destinies searching for peace and belonging, while the house remains a haven through decades of turmoil.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
But Calle, like any writer, sketches her characters and frames their destinies.
—Elisa Wouk Almino
editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The Paris Club, an informal forum of representatives from creditor countries largely in the Global North, has steered the destinies of nations in financial peril, restructuring over half a trillion dollars in sovereign debt since its first meeting in 1956.
—Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
To destinies that cross front lines and are never the same again.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
That’s the hope of the United States and Israel, which have urged the Iranian people to take hold of their destinies following the war.
—Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
This observation shows how subtle cosmic architecture directs galaxies' destinies, influencing their formation, interactions, and evolution.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Pawel’s view was that we are all born innocent, and things happen to people to shape their destinies.
—Sally Susman, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
In 2022, the 'woman life freedom' [movement] was mainly about the rights of women to determine their own destinies.
—Tucker Reals, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
But Calle, like any writer, sketches her characters and frames their destinies.
—Elisa Wouk Almino
editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The Paris Club, an informal forum of representatives from creditor countries largely in the Global North, has steered the destinies of nations in financial peril, restructuring over half a trillion dollars in sovereign debt since its first meeting in 1956.
—Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
To destinies that cross front lines and are never the same again.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
That’s the hope of the United States and Israel, which have urged the Iranian people to take hold of their destinies following the war.
—Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
This observation shows how subtle cosmic architecture directs galaxies' destinies, influencing their formation, interactions, and evolution.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Pawel’s view was that we are all born innocent, and things happen to people to shape their destinies.
—Sally Susman, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
In 2022, the 'woman life freedom' [movement] was mainly about the rights of women to determine their own destinies.
—Tucker Reals, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for destinies
Noun
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Mantello has chosen to have different actors play the young Biff (Joaquin Consuelos) and the young Happy (Jake Termine), sharpening the contrast between their potential and their fates.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Dahl’s books are fanciful and imaginative, but also dark, cynical, and mean (and, unfortunately, often reflected his real-life ugliness), spinning stories in which gruesome and unpleasant fates befell rotten kids, and adults were frequently selfish, cruel, and not to be trusted.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Wall Street’s fortunes have changed in recent weeks as the United States and Iran have entered a ceasefire and oil prices have pulled back from trading above $100 per barrel.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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Its attacks on private property and exertion of state control over industry have caused its economic fortunes to fall behind its neighbors.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Destinies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destinies. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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