foreordaining

present participle of foreordain

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  • Although Anglican churches in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, and New Zealand began ordaining women as priests as early as the 1970s, the Church of Nigeria resisted such developments.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
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  • The Philadelphia Phillies slugger did exactly that in the second inning with two on and two out, taking a 92 MPH fastball 418 feet into the right field seats, dooming the Mets in a 6-2 loss Sunday night.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
  • The vessel split in two and sank within minutes, dooming most of the Allied prisoners trapped below deck.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
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“Foreordaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreordaining. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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