divined

past tense of divine

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of divined In Istanbul, grounds brewed in long copper cezves are read to you, like a fortune divined in a cup. Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Ultimately, though, Saijo divined the phenomenology of the pursuit. Literary Hub, 29 June 2026 My lack of tact and legibility is divined. Morgan Parker, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 For no other game will there be as much divined as there is after the first one, which accounts for just more than one half of 1% of the Major League Baseball season. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 The internet is full of polls that have divined, by soliciting votes from film critics and filmmakers, what are ostensibly the greatest movies of all time. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Feb. 2026 The Etruscan civilization 2,400 years ago in ancient Italy, experts say, believed the future could be divined using chickens, which were said to embody magical qualities. Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025 That icky moment was indeed a truth from Mescal, which O'Connor easily divined. Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divined
Verb
  • For its part, Ring never blamed the ad but said the integration with Flock would require more resources than anticipated.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The pro-presidential Adilet party is widely predicted to win an overwhelming majority, with several smaller parties loyal to Tokayev also anticipated to enter parliament.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Not long ago, Phillies management foresaw Miller as Bohm’s inevitable replacement.
    Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • No one foresaw the horrific depths to which the combination of a charismatic leader, an all-encompassing belief system, and the human need for community and redemption would soon descend.
    James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Divined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divined. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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