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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
Alissa Simon, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Death in prison is his fate Standing before the jury, defense attorney Sean Marcus said either way, Andres will die behind bars at a Florida prison.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Maya Alzaben, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
At long last, two characters find their way back to each other — but what hand will fate deal them next?
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Dabis plays a mother contextualizing the fate of her son through the tribulations of his grandfather.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Death in prison is his fate Standing before the jury, defense attorney Sean Marcus said either way, Andres will die behind bars at a Florida prison.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
It’s fated for Anderson to thrive.
—Maya Alzaben, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
At long last, two characters find their way back to each other — but what hand will fate deal them next?
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fate
Noun
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Dek is now free to fulfil his own destiny.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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However, destiny has one more surprise in store.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Activists there leveraged this wholly unanticipated outcome to accelerate the rise of an organized antislavery campaign after 1783.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The outcome came on a night of decisive wins for candidates in various races aligned with the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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As minister of economy and the public face of unpopular government policies that ended up impoverishing the population further – including a botched monetary reform in 2021 that fueled unprecedented levels of inflation – Gil’s demise was cheered by many inside Cuba.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Hektoria is a relatively small glacier by Antarctic standards, and its partial demise won’t cost the planet much in terms of sea level rise, Scambos said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Such institutions may be destined to pass away.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2025
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Contributor Yelena Moroz Alpert says this Dyson Animal 3 saved a dirty carpet in her home that was destined for the dumpster.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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One year after taking the helm, Niccol’s restructuring plan – including menu pare-back as well as store closures and remodeling – has shown mixed results.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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In this edition, CW looks at Tuesday's election results.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Little Rock man who, police say, crashed while fleeing from an Arkansas State Police trooper last week now faces first-degree murder counts in the death of two teenage passengers, authorities said Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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In short, at the heart within the kernel of concern for memory is a concern for death.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Batherson’s mistake was the biggest among a series of them that doomed the Senators against the Canadiens in a 4-3 overtime loss.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Like Ferrante’s protagonists, the two women share a friendship that is both cemented and doomed by their unusual intelligence.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the US developed a thermochemical conversion process that doesn’t require the resultant fuel to be blended with fossil fuels.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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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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“Fate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fate. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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