as in destines
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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And one of the tenets of that faith is that God ordains everything.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Either way, Clark’s decision to deny reality and embrace his monster is what dooms him.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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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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“Foreordains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreordains. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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