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
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
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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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Is Robert Livingston’s defense destined to make every QB1 with legs look like the second coming of Haynes King, the Georgia Tech signal-caller who ran wild in CU’s opener?—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Yankees seem destined for October, but Volpe's struggles could keep them from making a deep run.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The heart of the story involves a romantic epiphany that’s also an unspoken recognition of homosexual desire; Michèle’s matchmaking scheme is a vicarious replacement for something that’s doomed to go unfulfilled.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bayrou deserves a share of the blame, as his attempts to muster support for €44 billion in drastic spending cuts were doomed from the outset.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Fated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fated. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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