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
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
The themes this eclipse brings, celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas tells PEOPLE, could become more prominent (or fated and destined) in the months to come.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Advertisement All of which is leading to a point that seems to be as familiar as fated to fail.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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
The themes this eclipse brings, celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas tells PEOPLE, could become more prominent (or fated and destined) in the months to come.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Advertisement All of which is leading to a point that seems to be as familiar as fated to fail.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fated
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In hindsight, Kempes — El Matador — was always destined to be the star of the tournament, having won the top goalscorer award in Spain in the two seasons leading up to the competition.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Entrepreneurs who start out with connections to an inner circle are all but destined to gain the right opportunities to achieve success.—
Sarah Maokosy,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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But if your data is bad, your AI initiatives are doomed from the start.—
Brian Moore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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High operation costs and noise concerns doomed the service, which ended in October 2003.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Fated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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