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adjective

Definition of foreordainednext
as in preordained

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verb

past tense of foreordain
as in destined
to determine the fate of in advance we are such good friends, it's almost like we were foreordained to meet

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Recent Examples of foreordained
Adjective
Her foray into television, which started in 2017, was not exactly foreordained. — Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 14 May 2024 With all of those movements, when the central issue was really crystallized as a choice between what is clearly right and just, and what is clearly unjust and wrong and deadly and dangerous, then the outcome becomes foreordained. — Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024 As Robinson notes, the story had to go this way because Jacob has a foreordained task in becoming one of the patriarchs of Israel. — James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024 For all the talk of Senate traditions, the outcome seems pretty foreordained if the Democrats win a majority and the intractable McConnell continues as GOP leader. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreordained
  1. predestined
  2. destined
  3. predetermined
  4. doomed
  5. ordained
Adjective
  • Hassouna and co-editor Denis LePaven pace the chronological patchwork of footage less as a story with a predestined shape, and more as shifting tiles of accumulating losses that the audience can traverse without being too overwhelmed.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In retrospect, Sumner seemed predestined to become a famous abolitionist lawyer.
    — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Definition of predestined
Verb
  • Despite his parents’ showbiz failures, Stallone was convinced that he was destined for success as an actor.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Many of his supporters believed Charlie was destined for the Oval Office one day.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of destined
Adjective
  • Players who find a match mark the square on their tabla with a bean or coin; the game continues until players finish predetermined objectives, such as completing a column, a row, the four corners, or the entire board.
    — Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There is no outcome that doesn't have a predetermined excuse.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of predetermined
Verb
  • In some cases, House Democrats are campaigning on the bill that’s doomed in its current form, presenting a further contrast to the vast majority of Senate Democrats who want nothing to do with it.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • On the other hand, don’t assume that everyone currently at HBO Max is safe and everyone at Paramount is doomed.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of doomed
Verb
  • It will also be broadcast by Catholic media giant EWTN and livestreamed on the YouTube channel of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, the diocese where Sheen was ordained.
    — Aleja Hertzler-McCain, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Episcopal Church has allowed women to be in ministry since 1974, and Ashby was ordained by Lamb.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
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“Foreordained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreordained. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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