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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
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
As for the fate of the Touska’s crew, that would depend on their nationalities, Parker said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Miranda Seymour, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
If so, this romance will feel fated, as if it were meant to be.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Joe is the coach and the manager, the one who believes that his boys can lift the Jackson family out of the lower-middle-class doldrums that would otherwise be their fate as Black Americans.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
As for the fate of the Touska’s crew, that would depend on their nationalities, Parker said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
Sparkling Miss Camberg was fated to wed the man whose name so closely mirrored her own.
—Miranda Seymour, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
If so, this romance will feel fated, as if it were meant to be.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fate
Noun
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God truly blessed us with a love that feels like destiny.—
Courtney Young,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Diet shapes destiny The dietary changes in the East African Rift Valley over the past 4 million years, documented through tooth enamel, are providing important clues for reconstructing the environment in which humans’ ancestors lived and how those environments changed.—
Zelalem Bedaso,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
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And yet the outcome was the same.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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That is a different standard than most organizations work under now, where outcomes can be explained, softened or deferred with the right language.—
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Contrary to the popular belief of many fans, for instance, Jones bears much of the responsibility for the rift with his bandmates and his tragic demise.—
Marc Ballon,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Putin has put considerable effort into reconstituting the navy after its post-Soviet demise, with a raft of new vessels entering service in the past decade.—
Alan Crawford,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For so long this season, Arsenal were flying high at the summit of the division and looked destined to end their 22-year wait for the title.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Now the real work begins With the Las Vegas Raiders set to pick first in the NFL Draft this year, Mendoza appears destined for Sin City.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The end result was far from what the client had envisioned.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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The result looks a bit like the internet sensation the Crooked Man, who exercises his left trapezius and nothing else.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hitler comes to power; Lajos, by now a regional administrator, reluctantly carries out the Nazis’ orders, consigning the local Jewish population to death; Ilona and her husband flee to America by way of Switzerland.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Ragnars plays Freya, the child’s mother, described as an unrelenting presence who launches her own investigation when the village begins to accept the deaths as acts of the Gods.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Sharks’ playoff hopes appeared doomed after a 0-5-1 stretch from mid-to-late March.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.—
Satya Marar,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The resultant lift the craft exhibited is probably the first instance of plane taking off vertically.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2026
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The resultant device blends fast discharge speeds with massive storage capacity, holding up to 25 times more energy per kilogram than conventional versions.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Fate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fate. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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