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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
Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
If the person dreamed of you that night, romance was fated by the intelligence of the jungle.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fated
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Other lines record the sale of the first wristwatch to the Queen of Naples and a pocket watch thought to have been destined for Marie Antoinette.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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The 49ers were 1-8 under Chip Kelly, destined for a 2-14 season that would lead to the hiring of coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Some prominent critics blamed American socialists for their own marginality or viewed their cause as doomed by conditions particular to the nation’s history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Beck’s overtime interception against SMU essentially doomed UM’s chances.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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
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“Fated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fated. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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