as in doomed
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 fated
Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Schwerner was fated to go down in American history as one of the three Civil Rights workers murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi in 1964.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
It’s fated for Anderson to thrive.
—Maya Alzaben, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Harold Hardrada, fated to become the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, has serious family issues.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
What David and Giovanni suffer in the novel doesn’t merely happen to them, contingent upon circumstance; it is fated, the fulfillment of a logic that is homophobic at its heart.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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
But these issues will be resolved because more viable donor organs, whether from humans, other species or created in a lab, means fewer people will be fated to sit (and perhaps die) on a transplant waiting list.
—David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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At the same time, her portrayal of the interlude as fated, and fulfilling thanks in part to that feeling, is pure Smith.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Schwerner was fated to go down in American history as one of the three Civil Rights workers murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi in 1964.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
It’s fated for Anderson to thrive.
—Maya Alzaben, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Harold Hardrada, fated to become the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, has serious family issues.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
What David and Giovanni suffer in the novel doesn’t merely happen to them, contingent upon circumstance; it is fated, the fulfillment of a logic that is homophobic at its heart.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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
But these issues will be resolved because more viable donor organs, whether from humans, other species or created in a lab, means fewer people will be fated to sit (and perhaps die) on a transplant waiting list.
—David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fated
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These stories don’t require any element of surprise; the appeal of this kind of romance is built on anticipation, on our expectation that people who are destined to be together will in fact get together.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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Per reports, the 29-year-old, who once seemed destined to be at the top of golf's world rankings, will play in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in December.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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But past history suggests the Wolves aren’t doomed by any stretch.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Oct. 2025
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But as Gooncultist emphasized, any attempt at a comprehensive, linear history of gooning is doomed to failure.—
Daniel Kolitz,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Fated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fated. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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