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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
Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
On Thursday, a Hong Kong court was set to begin hearing closing arguments from both defense and prosecutors, paving the way for a verdict that will decide Lai’s fate – and test Trump’s resolve to make good on his pledge while trying to clinch a trade deal with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
Instead, the world appears fated to witness the decline or even the collapse of international institutions, which may then be replaced by less influential multinational institutions and intensified fragmentation, competition, and transactionalism.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Noun
Russian media is crowing about the choice of location for the summit -- cheering the idea that Trump and Putin will decide the fate of the war alone and that Alaska's distance from Europe underlines how European countries and Ukraine are being sidelined.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
On Thursday, a Hong Kong court was set to begin hearing closing arguments from both defense and prosecutors, paving the way for a verdict that will decide Lai’s fate – and test Trump’s resolve to make good on his pledge while trying to clinch a trade deal with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
Rose Byrne knew she was fated to bring the story of Amanda Ogle to the screen.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
Instead, the world appears fated to witness the decline or even the collapse of international institutions, which may then be replaced by less influential multinational institutions and intensified fragmentation, competition, and transactionalism.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fate
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That’s proof that Pat Murphy’s club is a team of destiny, right?—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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Without spoiling anything for audiences, the film references such concepts as fate, destiny, and chance, plus loneliness, alienation, and longing.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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What distinguishes me is a proven legacy of leadership and tangible outcomes.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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There are people that put a lot of effort into the outcome of our games, in here and all over the place.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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Claire’s first filed for bankruptcy back in 2018, blaming similar larger economic factors for its demise.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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So, while rumors of its demise aren’t true, the show’s survival does underscore a bigger question: As federal dollars disappear, how many other programs (especially those without Tiny Desk’s global fanbase) will be able to weather the storm?—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Yet he was not destined for professional life, certainly not in the cotton business that attracted talented young Greeks.—
Gregory Jusdanis,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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But that, of course, was not the only place made-in-China iPhones were destined.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Padres relievers had the better game, but the Kershaw-Vásquez result was a two-run deficit.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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According to both Ramboll and the U.S. EPA, most of the emissions improvements cited under the program are the result of existing state laws and technological advancements, not the ISR regulation.—
Timothy Jemal,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Kids in his neighborhood went as far as staging an attack on his house and shooting his dog to death.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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After mourners left thousands of tributes to the late heavy metal legend on Black Sabbath Bridge in Ozzy’s native Birmingham, England following his death from a heart attack on July 22 at age 76, those flowers and keepsakes have been preserved and cataloged for posterity.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When the cost and time differential is so vast, the legacy approach is doomed.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Maybe things would have turned out differently if the team was in Hartford all along, but any efforts, no matter how sincere, to make that happen now were doomed.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The resultant fertilized dire wolf eggs were implanted into and born by surrogate dog mothers, resulting in the successful resurrection of an Ice Age-era species.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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After cooling, the resultant solid was ground into powder to produce the final pigment.—
Jay Kakade
June 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
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“Fate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fate. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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