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as in destiny
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
the belief that it was this country's fate to extend from sea to sea
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as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the fate of the presidential election hinged on a few thousand votes in a single state
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as in demise
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
he met his fate in a tragic highway accident
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as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
the warning that the lack of an advanced education will fate a person to a lifetime of below-average earnings
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Recent Examples of fate
Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
The standoff is drawing national attention, raising questions about fiscal priorities, governance, and the fate of programs critical to millions of Americans.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Libra Season paired with Mars in Scorpio is about teamwork that feels fated, partnerships that feel like destiny, and art that heals the collective.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
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Noun
But in new footage, Lala is noticeably absent, her fate still hanging in the balance following the season 1 finale cliffhanger of her fiery car accident.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
The standoff is drawing national attention, raising questions about fiscal priorities, governance, and the fate of programs critical to millions of Americans.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Unfortunately, we are fated to see two versions of the same events every time.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Libra Season paired with Mars in Scorpio is about teamwork that feels fated, partnerships that feel like destiny, and art that heals the collective.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fate
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Supported by her ride or die mom and best friend, Savvy decides to take control of her destiny and sets out on some renovations, from her career to her kitchen.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
30 Sep. 2025
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As in 2007 and 2008, the Mets entered a final series against the Marlins in control of their destiny.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The comedically top-heavy sausages, which can easily topple forwards into the dirt, temporarily take center stage as the baseball players gaze on in amusement from their dugouts, sometimes wagering on the outcome.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The film benefits from its avoidance of a too-tidy, sentimental outcome, even if some in the audience might be left craving one.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Spotify has also hastened the demise of the album, as well as a world where the final product is used to promote the tour, rather than vice versa, alongside other pieces of merchandise like a T-shirt or poster.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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That can cause all sorts of problems for the tree, often leading to its untimely demise.—
Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sitting in class next to a star athlete destined for Division I football, the future comedy mogul listened as his teacher publicly humiliated him in front of his peers.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Oct. 2025
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The popular narrative around Cowan — that he was destined for the Marlies because an AHL season would be good for his development — seemed to be coming to fruition.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Restoring trust means delivering results, not excuses, through mandatory ethics training for all city staff to ensure accountability.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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In fact, those reforms, though still in their early stages, were yielding impressive results.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2023, there were seven positive cases and two deaths, and there were three positive cases and one death in 2022.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The initial air date would have been less than a month after Ozzy’s death, which came two weeks after the rock icon performed his final show, the all-star Back to the Beginning blow-out, at his home soccer stadium, Villa Park, in his hometown of Birmingham, England.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the run from Fry’s bunt doomed the Tigers.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Your Party suffers from some of the same problems that doomed its predecessors.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Moyes and assistant McKinlay both remonstrated with the fourth official at the resultant flash of a yellow card.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The resultant program or app is established without any need for understanding computer programming.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Fate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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