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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
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Presumably, the fates were not kind to Pete Best.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026
Many of the regulars have already met their fates and more is certainly to come ahead of the series finale.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 7 May 2026
In another fates-or-hobgoblins moment, a discombobulated Washington had started a war.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Ayano Go takes the role of Nomoto – the enigmatic figure whose identity is bound up with the film’s title and who holds the thread that connects both men’s fates.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 May 2026
The novel follows three women turned detectives, whose fates were first woven together by their husbands' crimes.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Left Arrow Right Arrow As the 2026 NFL Draft soldiered on through Saturday afternoon, many young men anxiously awaited the news of their fates for the next several years of football.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Ask Not is a heartrending collective portrait of three generations of women born into or married into the Kennedy family and the tragic fates that often overtook them.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
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But the prevailing auditory sense that stands out in memory is an uncanny calmness, met by a student trapped inside, alive and aware, who cut through the stillness to comfort his peers while their fates remained sealed between earth and steel.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Presumably, the fates were not kind to Pete Best.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026
Many of the regulars have already met their fates and more is certainly to come ahead of the series finale.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 7 May 2026
In another fates-or-hobgoblins moment, a discombobulated Washington had started a war.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Ayano Go takes the role of Nomoto – the enigmatic figure whose identity is bound up with the film’s title and who holds the thread that connects both men’s fates.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 May 2026
The novel follows three women turned detectives, whose fates were first woven together by their husbands' crimes.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Left Arrow Right Arrow As the 2026 NFL Draft soldiered on through Saturday afternoon, many young men anxiously awaited the news of their fates for the next several years of football.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Ask Not is a heartrending collective portrait of three generations of women born into or married into the Kennedy family and the tragic fates that often overtook them.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fates
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And for all of that time, our destinies as Nations have been interlinked.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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And for all of that time, our destinies as Nations have been interlinked.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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Though that was a seamless shift from his previous claim that the two-dose series would provide plenty of protection against severe outcomes.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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And, betting on terrible outcomes doesn't signify what the better actually wants to happen.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The Lynx organization has leaned heavily into the political narrative surrounding these deaths.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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In 1991, Broderick was convicted of second-degree murder for the deaths of her ex-husband, Daniel Broderick III, who was 44, and his new, 28-year-old wife, Linda Kolkena Broderick.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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The researchers argue that the daily dataset has diagnostic potential, serving as an early warning system for economic cycles, a humanitarian planning tool, and a means of tracking ecological consequences as illuminated nights continue to change at an accelerating pace.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The plea agreement describes those as potential immigration consequences.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Nov. 2025
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The message here is not that childhood trauma dooms someone to cancer, says Fuller-Thompson.—
Rob Williams,
EverydayHealth.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Legacy homer dooms Lake Ridge Shayla Gonzalez broke open a 1-1 tie with a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning and Mansfield Legacy hung on to beat Mansfield Lake Ridge 4-3 in a District 3-6A showdown on Tuesday night.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ultimately, as team sources told The Athletic, those results weren’t good enough.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The sample was just six young men, so results may vary, but the underlying biology is well-established.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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What stood out most, however, was just how emotional the event was, particularly considering the many recent passings of some of our most beloved film and TV luminaries.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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When annual results are compiled each January, winners tend to be amateur grim reapers who predicted a mix of shocking young deaths and the passings of anyone over 90.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fates. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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