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as in destinies
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
the belief that it was this country's fate to extend from sea to sea
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as in outcomes
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the fate of the presidential election hinged on a few thousand votes in a single state
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as in deaths
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
he met his fate in a tragic highway accident
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as in destines
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 fates
Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
If her best friend, Enid (Emma Myers), pleads with her to consider the fates of her fellow students before running off to play detective, Wednesday will certainly ignore her.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Shakespeare, however, leaves their fates unknown.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
The courts likely hold the fates of Oak Flat and the huge mine Resolution Copper wants to build on the site, and Indigenous activists wonder what that will mean for the fragile landscape and for Native religious rights cases.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
While the fates of more than a dozen repertory players remain in limbo, NBC has announced that Please Don’t Destroy’s Ben Marshall has been added as a featured player, along with fellow comedians Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Sep. 2025
The other two couples will have their fates determined later.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
The finale, which premiered on HBO on May 19, 2019, featured several characters meeting their fates, including Coster-Walau's Jaime Lannister, who died in the arms of his sister/lover Cersei as the Red Keep collapsed on them.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The series maintained suspense by introducing a handful of really compelling new characters whose fates remained a mystery.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Their immigration statuses — and fates — diverge in dramatic ways that make their connection complicated.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
If her best friend, Enid (Emma Myers), pleads with her to consider the fates of her fellow students before running off to play detective, Wednesday will certainly ignore her.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Shakespeare, however, leaves their fates unknown.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
The courts likely hold the fates of Oak Flat and the huge mine Resolution Copper wants to build on the site, and Indigenous activists wonder what that will mean for the fragile landscape and for Native religious rights cases.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
While the fates of more than a dozen repertory players remain in limbo, NBC has announced that Please Don’t Destroy’s Ben Marshall has been added as a featured player, along with fellow comedians Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Sep. 2025
The other two couples will have their fates determined later.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
The finale, which premiered on HBO on May 19, 2019, featured several characters meeting their fates, including Coster-Walau's Jaime Lannister, who died in the arms of his sister/lover Cersei as the Red Keep collapsed on them.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The series maintained suspense by introducing a handful of really compelling new characters whose fates remained a mystery.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fates
Noun
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Rodnyansky’s narrative is not focused on the events themselves but on the people, human destinies, and art.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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The destinies of the three sisters, Josie, Emma, and Ara, explode off the page.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In sibling-control studies, researchers compare outcomes between siblings in the same family, which helps account for shared genetics and environment.—
Adaira Landry,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The cumulative effect is fewer community judgments and more private, judicial and legislative control over outcomes.—
Richard Lorren Jolly,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Michelle Kowalski, an analyst who has since departed the agency, was instructed to take one of the DOGE people, Cole Killian, through earnings data and historical records to analyze the cases of extremely old people whose deaths had not been recorded in Social Security data.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Among those fentanyl deaths were 20 young children — ages 4 and under — and seven of those babies and toddlers were from Jackson County.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The decisions ultimately have dire consequences for both the erstwhile pals and everyone else living on Inisherin.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Tools to postpone payments can be ‘critical’ Deferments and forbearances can help student loan borrowers avoid the harsh consequences of falling behind on their bills, consumer advocates said.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The mission, the fourth of 2025, would also be Starship's first flight since May 27 amid a year plagued by explosive demises for the vehicle.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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But a good time in enviable vacation spots is guaranteed, with ghoulish demises for many principal figures here served up like caviar on sashimi.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This potentially dooms them to 48 hours in the nearest town.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Despite concerns that failure to be in the blue reading group in first grade dooms a child’s adult options to a career in coal mining (or worse, a lesser UC), both have been completely self-supporting (and not in the coal-mining industry) since graduating from college.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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Looking toward human use Although the study remains in its early stages, the results suggest a new approach for future therapies.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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French pharmaceutical group Sanofi dropped 10%, with JPMorgan analysts calling results from its latest dermatitis drug study weaker than expected.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The recent, tragic passings of Benjamin Kelly, James Maldonado, Christian Collado, and now another man — all in one month — are not isolated incidents.—
Darren Mack,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Fates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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