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verb

past tense of fate

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Verb
The series isn't afraid of having tough discussions about humanity and if we're fated to destroy ourselves, no matter how many times someone tries to prevent it by changing the course of history. Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 July 2026 His cultural determinism appears to leave America fated to endlessly repeat an ancient pattern of conflict. James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 Rachel Cormack If careers canbe fated, Giorgio Cassetta’s life as a yacht designer seemed almost pre-written. The Editors, Robb Report, 27 June 2026 When Solow died in 2020, Soloviev knew he was fated to take over the business. Reeves Wiedeman, Curbed, 22 June 2026 So it was all very fated in that sense. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2026 China and Japan weren’t fated to become 21st century enemies. Andy Browne, semafor.com, 2 June 2026 Among the historic attractions dotting Route 66, there may be none more hapless and ill fated as the Aztec Hotel in Monrovia. Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026 And yet as the series expands from and twists around its simple horror concept (a wedding at the groom-to-be’s family house in the woods is fated for a titular dark catastrophe), Morrone’s performance as Rachel is able to shoulder the weight of quite a bit of backstory and a complicated endgame. Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fated
Adjective
  • In retrospect, Sumner seemed predestined to become a famous abolitionist lawyer.
    Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude disregarded all threats of legal action, directing Running Fence to complete its predestined voyage into the sea.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Is the Moon destined to become an interstellar gas station, a resource to be mined and sold?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • Dealmakers, as is their wont, view Letterboxd as an operation destined to be plugged into a corporate structure, either as a film marketing apparatus or a data trove to power streaming.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Impeachments are doomed to fail anyway, because unless the Democrats win 67 Senate seats, there will be no convictions.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Sleeping separately doesn’t mean your relationship is doomed.
    Cheyenne Buckingham, Washington Post, 7 July 2026

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“Fated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fated. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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