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
Though fans may have hoped that season 4 would reunite Geralt with Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) and Ciri (Freya Allan), the finale instead drives them further apart while redefining each of their destinies.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Now, everybody has their own destinies and their own plans in life.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Van Kaizen’s model is demanding and best suited for those with an entrepreneurial streak who want to control their own destinies.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Time may be running out for Lorenz Hart, but other great artistic destinies are still being written.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Rodnyansky’s narrative is not focused on the events themselves but on the people, human destinies, and art.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The destinies of the three sisters, Josie, Emma, and Ara, explode off the page.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Now, everybody has their own destinies and their own plans in life.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Van Kaizen’s model is demanding and best suited for those with an entrepreneurial streak who want to control their own destinies.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Time may be running out for Lorenz Hart, but other great artistic destinies are still being written.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Rodnyansky’s narrative is not focused on the events themselves but on the people, human destinies, and art.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The destinies of the three sisters, Josie, Emma, and Ara, explode off the page.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for destinies
Noun
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Former first-round pick Rhett Lowder is a lock for a 40-man spot, and there are a handful of others still waiting to find out their fates.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Now immigration judges and officials at the Department of Homeland Security seem to be taking sadistic satisfaction in using red tape and legal loopholes to seal their fates.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Starbucks is the latest foreign retail business to enlist a local partner to turn around their ailing fortunes in China as a persistent property slump sours consumer appetite for everything from premium luxury goods to ice creams.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Barring a collapse in on-field fortunes between now and polling day, he is expected to secure another term in office.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Destinies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destinies. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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